Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 - Capsule Reports

Drove off road

Damage is estimated between $10,000 and $25,000 after a Geneva man drove off U.S. 27 in Jay County to avoid hitting another man’s vehicle about 12:23 p.m. Sunday.

Leonardo Palomo-Arrona, 19, was driving his 2021 Toyota Camry south on the highway. He told police as he was attempting to turn west onto county road 300 North, Jonathan Alexander turned a 2022 Ford F250 in front of him. Palomo-Arrona said he had to drive into the ditch to avoid hitting the car Alexander was driving, according to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report. 

Palomo-Arrona hit a rock on the side of the road, causing damage to his car. Alexander told police he was driving the truck for Traffic Management of Fort Wayne north on the highway and also began to turn west onto county road 300 North when he noticed Palomo-Arrona driving through the ditch, according to the report. Alexander told police he didn’t see Palomo-Arrona before turning.

Palomo-Arrona’s vehicle was towed.