Capsule Reports - Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025

Building struck

Damage is estimated between $50,000 and $100,000 after a man crashed into the side of T.J.’s Bicycle, Moped Sales and Service in Portland about 7:36 p.m. Friday.

Adam J. Hartvig, 40, was driving a 2005 Toyota Tundra north on Meridian Street. He was driving all over the roadway and crossed the median, according to a report from Portland police. Hartvig drove off the road and into the building at 311 N. Meridian St.

He was trapped in his vehicle. Hartvig complained of arm pain and was transported to IU Health Jay.

Hartvig was administered a blood alcohol test with results pending. He was preliminarily charged with a Class A misdemeanor for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. 

Hartvig was released from Jay County Jail on a $1,500 bond.

The vehicle Hartvig was driving was towed.

Lost control

A Bluffton man crashed his car along Indiana 18 near county road 250 West after losing control of the vehicle about 4:40 a.m. Monday.

Bost L. Hagen, 38, was driving a 2002 Subaru Legacy east on the highway when he lost traction with the road, according to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report. Hagen’s vehicle spun 180 degrees and rolled onto its passenger side, resulting in damage to the vehicle’s undercarriage, roof, passenger side and front end.

The vehicle was towed, with damage estimated between $2,500 and $5,000.

Backing accident

A Portland man crashed into the back of a car parked at Jay County Junior-Senior High School about 8:50 p.m. Saturday.

Donald C. Gillespie, 60, was driving his 2012 Infiniti M56 and backing out of a spot in the parking lot at 2072 W. Indiana 67. He backed into a 2012 Nissan Maxima parked in a no parking zone next to a handicapped parking spot with the rear of the vehicle partially in the road, according to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report. Gillespie’s car struck the parked vehicle registered to Steven R. Skiles.

Damage is estimated between $2,500 and $5,000.