Nine injured in Sunday crash

A 12-year-old Pennville boy is in critical condition at Lutheran Children’s Hospital in Fort Wayne after he and eight others in a 2001 Ford Excursion were injured Sunday evening in Bearcreek Township when the vehicle they were traveling in went off the roadway and rolled over. 
As of Tuesday morning, Jonus Neuenschwander is listed in critical condition at Lutheran Children's Hospital. He suffered incapacitating injuries as a result of the accident, according to a report from Jay County Sheriff’s Office. 
Two other juveniles involved in the accident are also being treated at Lutheran Children’s Hospital for injuries sustained as a result of the crash. 
Chris Neuenschwander, 10, and KatieAnn Neuenschwander, 12, are both in good condition. 
The Ford’s driver, Mahlon K. Neuenschwander, 37, 6150 N. 500 West, told police he was traveling east on Indiana 18 and coming around the state road’s intersection at county road 50 West at approximately 35 miles per hour when the Ford began to slide on the slick road. He lost control of the vehicle, which entered the ditch, rolled over and landed on its wheels in a woods.
Mahlon along with RoseMarie, 6, and Levi, 8, were transported to Lutheran Hospital where they were treated for injuries and released. 
Two passengers in the van were ejected from the vehicle. Amos E. Neuenschwander, 16, and Michael Schwartz, 16, were both transported to Jay County Hospital, according to Jay County Sheriff’s Office. They have since been discharged. 
Elizabeth A. Neuenschwander, 35, was also injured in the accident. The Commercial Review was unable to confirm whether she was admitted to a hospital for treatment. 
All those involved in the accident are of the same address as the driver. 
Damage in the 5:53 p.m. accident is estimated between $10,000 and $25,000. 
Driveway crash
A rural Portland man struck a basketball hoop with his Honda on Monday afternoon after he looked away while pulling into his driveway. 
Dakota L. Derrickson, 21, 648 S. 200 West, told Jay County Sheriff’s Office that he was pulling his 2008 Honda Accord into the driveway at his residence, 648 county road 200 West, Portland, when he briefly looked away and traveled off the north side of the drive and struck a steel basketball post. 
Damage in the 12:18 p.m. accident is estimated between $1,000 and $2,500. 

Stops set 
With construction complete on Indiana 26, drivers will see some changes. 
Jay County Commissioners signed an ordinance Monday amending traffic schedules that will affect two intersections. 
The ordinance states that county road 300 West shall stop at Division Road, with the intersection being a three-way stop. The legislation also calls for county road 300 West to stop at county road 50 North. 
The state road recently reopened after an $8.2-million project that began in May and included reconstruction of the road, elimination of the two 90-degree turns at county road 300 west and installation of a new bridge over Brooks Creek just east of Indiana 1.
In other business, commissioners Faron Parr, Jim Zimmerman and Doug Inman: 
•Scheduled an executive session for 10 a.m. Thursday at the office of county attorney Bill Hinkle. Commissioners will also meet in executive session at 3 p.m. Dec. 15 in the commissioners’ room at Jay County Courthouse for department head reviews. 
•OK’d continuing membership in the Association of Indiana Counties and Indiana Association of County Commissioners. 
•Mentioned they will meet on Tuesdays, Dec. 27 and Jan. 3, because of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. 

Correction
The age of a passenger who was injured in a Sunday morning traffic collision was listed incorrectly in Monday’s edition of The Commercial Review. Allison J. Moore, 997 Boundary Pike, Portland, is 21 years old.