Boy injured after van ran over him

A rural Portland boy was injured when a van driven by his sister drove over him Thursday morning.

Four-year old Kacius Evers suffered injuries along the left side of his body as a result of the incident in the Jay County Christian Academy parking lot and was transported to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie to check for internal injuries.

Audrey L. Evans, 16, dropped off her brother Kacius Evers at the school, 289 S. 200 West, about 8 a.m. Thursday. According to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report, Evans pulled up to the curb in the 2020 Chevrolet Express she was driving, Evers exited the vehicle and walked toward the school before returning to the vehicle. Evans didn’t realize Evers had returned to the vehicle, and as she started to drive away, the rear passenger side tire of the Express drove over the boy.

Evers had tire track marks along the left side of his body, according to the report, as well as scrapes on the left side of his head. He complained of pain in his left arm and abdominal area.

The vehicle is registered to their mother, Jill M. Evers of rural Portland.