Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 - Capsule Reports

Foot slipped

A Portland woman lost control of her vehicle in a parking lot in Portland, causing her to crash into a building on Meridian Street about 10:27 a.m. Dec. 7.

Phyllis G. Gillespie, 92, was parking her 2007 Buick LaCrosse at 1125 N. Meridian St. She told police she pulled into the spot crooked and backed out to straighten her vehicle. As she was parking, her foot slipped, and she drove into the building, damaging her car and the north wall of the building.

Damage is estimated between $5,000 and $10,000. 

Lost control

A Winchester man lost control of his vehicle along county road 800 South, causing him to leave the road about 9:05 p.m. Sunday.

Brett W. McCoy, 35, was driving his 2015 Cadillac SRX east on the road when he slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting a deer, according to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report. He lost control of his car, and it left the south side of the road and rolled before coming to a stop on the driver’s side. 

McCoy’s vehicle was towed, with damage estimated between $10,000 and $25,000.

Backing accident

Damage is estimated between $10,000 and $25,000 after a rural Portland man backed a county vehicle into a parked county vehicle along county road 700 West about 11:38 a.m. Dec. 7.

Michael R. Alig, 55, was backing a 217 Ford F-450 — it was filled with a load of wood — south on the road when he struck an unoccupied 2015 Ford F-250, according to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report. Both vehicles are owned by Jay County Commissioners.

Rear collision

A Portland woman crashed her car into the back of an Ohio man’s vehicle along Votaw Street in Portland about 11:54 a.m. Saturday.

Anissa A. Renner, 20, was driving her 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe west on Votaw Street. At the same time, David R. Fiely, 44, Coldwater, Ohio, was driving his 2015 GMC Sierra in front of Renner. Fiely told police he was stopped in traffic while waiting for someone in front of him to turn when Renner struck his vehicle.

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