Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021

Buggy accident

An Illinois man driving on Indiana 67 collided with Berne residents driving a buggy about 1:24 a.m. Monday.

Anthony P. Howe, 57, Leaf River, Illinois, was driving a semi truck west on Indiana 67 just past county road 450 East when he drove into a buggy in his lane. Howe hit the buggy with the passenger side of his vehicle, causing the buggy and its passengers (Paul E. Shetler, 19, and Matthew E. Shetler, 16, both of Berne) to be thrown into the yard at 3884 E. Indiana 67.

Both Shetlers were transported to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. The hospital would not release details on their conditions this morning. Both vehicles were towed, and the horse died.

The semi is registered to Walmart Transportation LLC of Bentonville, Arkansas. Damage is estimated between $5,000 and $10,000.



Icy roads

Damage is estimated between $25,000 and $50,000 after a Geneva resident lost control of his vehicle about 8 p.m. Thursday.

Branden L. Beer, 17, Geneva, was driving east on county road 200 South just east of the intersection with county road 425 East when he drove across a slick part of the road. It was also snowing heavily. His 2004 Chevrolet Silverado slid off the road and into a ditch on the north side of the road. It then collided with a telephone pole, slid farther onto the property of 4624 E. 200 South and drove into about 25 feet of fence on the property of Travis Richards. The vehicle was towed.

Several other drivers lost control of vehicles because of icy roads recently.

Andrew M. Jessup, 18, Dunkirk, was driving west on county road 400 South just west of county road 1100 West about 9:50 a.m. Thursday when he slid off the north side of the road and into a ditch. His 2002 Dodge Ram Pickup also hit a utility pole, causing damage estimated between $1,000 and $2,500.

Michael D. Plake, 46, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, was driving southwest on Indiana 67 about 9 a.m. Friday when he started turning onto county road 700 South. The semi truck began sliding on the icy road, causing the vehicle to hit both guard rails on either side of the road. Damage is estimated between $2,500 and $5,000. The vehicle is registered to Ryan Bergman of Tipton, Indiana.

Robert A. Howell, 43, Portland, was driving east on county road 400 North about 11:21 p.m. Sunday when his vehicle started sliding on the ice. His 1998 Dodge Ram Pickup slid across the road and into a utility pole. Damage is estimated between $5,000 and $10,000.



Deer hit

A Portland resident driving on Boundary Pike hit a deer Tuesday.

Courtney R. Snell, 45, Portland, was driving north on the road when a deer running from the east hit the front passenger side of her 2015 Toyota 4Runner. Damage is estimated between $2,500 and $5,000.

Also, a Montpelier resident driving on Indiana 1 hit a deer Saturday. Briann R. Emshwiller, 25, Montpelier, was driving north on the highway just north of county road 50 South about 9:40 p.m. when a deer entered the roadway. She was unable to avoid hitting the animal with her 2019 Chevrolet Equinox. Damage is estimated between $1,000 and $2,500, and her vehicle was towed.



Hit and run

A Portland resident reported someone hit his parked vehicle Friday.

Carlos N. Esquivel told Portland Police his 2003 Chevrolet Silverado was parked on the side of 1313 W. Meadow Lane when he found the damage, which is estimated between $1,000 and $2,500.