Capsule Reports - Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023

Failed to yield

A Portland man was arrested for driving without a license after an accident at the intersection of Main and Commerce streets about 4:18 p.m. Sunday.

Juan Carlos, 39, was driving a 2006 Toyota Rav4 west on Main Street. At the same time, Jay County sheriff’s deputy Tre A. Nusbaumer, 26, Bluffton, was driving a 2021 Dodge Durango owned by the county north on Commerce Street, according to a report from Portland Police Department. Carlos failed to yield the right of way to Nusbaumer at the intersection of both streets, the report says, and the vehicle Nusbaumer was driving crashed into the car Carlos was driving. Carlos was arrested and charged in Jay Superior Court with a Class C misdemeanor for operating a vehicle without a license. He was also cited for disregarding a stop sign, according to the report.

Both vehicles were towed, with damage estimated between $10,000 and $25,000. The vehicle Carlos was driving is registered to Maurina De La Cruz Hernan of Portland.