Capsule Reports - Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023

Backing accident

A Winchester man backed the car he was operating into a Jay County officer’s patrol vehicle and continued driving along Division Road about 2 a.m. Sunday.

Derek M. Bogenschutz, 35, Dunkirk, was driving a 2021 Dodge Durango and pursuing a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado along the road near State Line Road. The Silverado driver, 30-year-old David W. Atkinson, backed the vehicle into Bogenschutz’s car and continued north, according to an accident report from Jay County Sheriff’s Office.

The vehicle Atkinson was driving is registered to Chad J. Timmerman of Portland, and it was towed. Atkinson was cited with a felony for battery. According to the report, he was driving without a license.

Damage is estimated between $10,000 and $25,000.

Intersection crash

A Muncie man crashed into a Fort Recovery teen’s car at the intersection of Indiana 16 and State Line Road about 12:22 p.m. Monday.

Christopher J. Smith, 24, Muncie, was driving his 2004 Chevrolet Malibu south on State Line Road and failed to stop at the intersection with Indiana 26, according to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report. He continued south and struck a westbound 2009 Toyota Camry driven by 16-year-old Reed T. Albers of Fort Recovery, Ohio.

Smith was cited for disregarding the stop sign and driving without insurance.

Both vehicles were towed. Damage is estimated between $10,000 and $25,000.

Moped hit

A Portland man’s moped hit the side of another Portland man’s car, causing him to fall off the bike at the intersection of Middle and Main streets about 11:26 a.m. Sunday.

Daniel S. Knipp, 67, was driving his 2020 Baodiao east on Main Street and following a 2014 Honda Crosstour, driven by 48-year-old Bryan L. Henkle of Portland. Henkle told police he was driving east and slowed to turn north onto Middle Street when Knipp tried to pass him, causing Knipp’s moped to hit the front driver’s side of Henkle’s car and fall off his moped.

Knipp sustained a cut on his forehead and may have had a broken nose, according to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report. He was taken to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie for his injuries.

Damage is estimated between $1,000 and $2,500.