Capsule Reports - Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023

Went into ditch

A semi truck was towed after an Ohio woman drove it into a ditch along county road 400 South, causing an accident about 10:10 p.m. Thursday.

Iryna Garbuzyuk, 37, Columbus, was driving a 2023 Freightliner Cascadia east on the road near county road 1100 West. She told police she was driving too close to the side of the road, causing her to go into a ditch along the road and hit a mailbox and utility pole.

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

Intersection collision

A Union City man drove into a Portland man’s car at the intersection of Arch and Harrison streets in Portland about 11:11 p.m. Dec. 15.

Owen D. Elifritz, 18, was driving a 2010 GMC Terrain south on Harrison Street when he stopped at the intersection with Arch Street. Elifritz continued into the intersection, where his Terrain collided with an eastbound 1997 Dodge Dakota driven by 35-year-old Kienon L. Sutton.

The car Elifritz was driving was towed. Damage is estimated between $10,000 and $25,000.

Backing accident

A Portland man backed his truck into a Pennville man’s car at Walmart about 11:20 a.m. Dec. 16.

Mike W. Imel, 64, was backing his 2003 Ford F-150 out of a parking spot at 950 W. Votaw St. He told police he didn’t notice the 2021 Audi A4, driven by 52-year-old Leon Meyer, behind him and crashed into it.

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