Thursday, May 20, 2021

Failed to yield

Damage is estimated between $50,000 and $100,000 after a Ridgeville woman failed to yield to oncoming traffic on Indiana 67 at 3 p.m. Saturday.

Haskel K. Criswell III, 31, Muncie, was driving his 2015 Chrysler Town and Country west on the highway. As he crossed the intersection with Como Road, 19-year-old Paige S. Finch drove a 2007 Cadillac CTS into the side of his vehicle, causing it to roll, according to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report. (Como Road drivers have a stop sign at the intersection.)

Both vehicles were towed from the scene. Criswell was transported to IU Health Jay for treatment of his injuries.



Deer hit

A Pennville woman drove into a deer on Indiana 18 about 12:10 p.m. Saturday.

Amy L. Bell, 43, was driving her 2012 Chevrolet Traverse on the highway near county road 550 West when the animal ran into the roadway from a woods to the south. She wasn’t able to stop before colliding her vehicle with it.

Bell’s vehicle was towed, with damage estimated between $5,000 and $10,000.