Capsule Reports - Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023

Turning crash

A Ridgeville woman’s vehicle struck a vehicle driven by a Geneva woman at the intersection of county roads 250 West and 800 South about 5 a.m. Oct. 15.

Tamara K. Mason, 55, Ridgeville, was driving her 2008 Buick Enclave and stopped on county road 250 West at its intersection with county road 800 South.  Dora M. Kahn, 58, Geneva, was also driving her 2007 Chevrolet Impala on county road 800 South and approaching the intersection. 

Mason drove in front of Kahn, according to an accident report from Jay County Sheriff’s Office, hitting the driver’s side door on Kahn’s vehicle. Damage is estimated between $2,500 and $5,000.

Looked off road

A Crawfordsville man drove off Industrial Drive in Portland and hit guardrails along the road about 10:46 a.m. Thursday.

Jesse Bone, 75, was driving a 2023 Freightliner semi north on the road near its intersection with Lafayette Street when he bent down to pick up a cigarette, according to a Portland police report. When he looked back at the road, he had driven off the side, and he couldn’t stop from striking the guardrails.

Damage is estimated between $25,000 and $50,000. The semi — it’s registered to Quality Carriers of Joliet, Illinois — was towed.

Lost control

A Middletown man lost control of his vehicle, causing him to spin into another lane on Indiana 67 and collide with oncoming traffic about 11:16 a.m. Thursday.

Andrew T. Skinner II, 20, was driving his 2010 Dodge Charger south on the highway when he lost control of it, causing his vehicle to spin into the northbound lane. Skinner’s vehicle crashed into a 2013 Ford Focus driven by 34-year-old Miranda L. Peterson of Dunkirk, according to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report.

Peterson sustained a bruise on her neck from the accident, and her passenger, 47-year-old Debra L. Edwards of Dunkirk, complained of abdomen pain.

Both vehicles were towed, with damage estimated between $5,000 and $10,000.

Intersection crash

Damage is estimated between $10,000 and $25,000 after a Portland woman’s vehicle crashed into a Portland man’s car at the intersection of Commerce and Main streets about 2:45 p.m. Oct. 14.

Dawn Keller, 53, told Portland police she was driving her 2011 Toyota 4Runner south on Commerce Street and approached the intersection with Main Street. As she continued through the intersection, an eastbound 2013 Chevrolet Cruze driven by 20-year-old Jose A. Mendez-Alvarez drove through the intersection and struck her car, according to a report from Portland police. Mendez-Alvarez told police he didn’t see the stop sign as he drove through the intersection, causing him to strike Keller’s vehicle.

Both vehicles were towed.

Wide turn

A Portland man turned his car into another vehicle on Votaw Street about 8 p.m. Oct. 14.

Pedro Cuplay, 41, was driving his 2000 Honda Civic on Franklin Street when he turned west onto Votaw Street. He told Portland police he turned too wide and struck an eastbound 2007 Ford F-150 driven by 63-year-old Chris A. Roser of Portland.

Cuplay was cited with infractions for driving without a valid license and driving without financial responsibility.

Around curve

A Portland man lost control of the vehicle he was driving near the intersection of Indiana 26 and Indiana 67, causing an accident about 11 a.m. Friday.

Nicholas J. Steed, 29, Portland, was driving northwest on Indiana 26 just north of Indiana 67 when he lost control of the 2005 Cadillac CTS he was driving. Steed went off the north side of the road and hit a tree.

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