Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - Capsule reports

Lost control

A Bryant man drove off Indiana 18 about 6:23 p.m. Wednesday, causing him to be thrown from his motorcycle and sustain a head injury.

Marlon W. Geisel, 61, was driving his 1983 Suzuki Family east on the highway when he veered off the south side of the road and into the stone-lined shoulder. As he attempted to get back onto the road, his vehicle hit the asphalt — it’s approximately an inch and a half higher, according to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report — and threw Geisel off the bike.

Geisel submitted to a blood alcohol test with results pending. He bruised his head, according to the report.

Geisel’s vehicle was towed, with damage estimated at less than $1,000.

Pole struck

A Portland man was arrested for drunk driving after he hit a pole at the intersection of Seventh and Shank streets in Portland about 10:54 p.m. Friday.

Raul Santis-Jimenez, 24, was driving a 2016 Nissan Altima and turning east from Shank Street onto Seventh Street when he struck the pole. He was administered a blood alcohol test and preliminarily charged with a Class A misdemeanor for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and a Class C misdemeanor for operating a vehicle without a license Santis-Jimenez was booked into Jay County Jail on a $1,500 bond.

The vehicle he was driving — it’s registered to Madison Payton of Winchester — was towed, with damage estimated between $2,500 and $5,000.

Backing accident

A Portland man backed the car he was driving into another Portland man’s car, causing an accident at the intersection of Race and Meridian streets about noon Sunday.

Gregory Ashley, 61, Portland, was driving his 2003 Jeep Liberty west on Race Street. He stopped behind a 2013 Nissan Altima, driven by 20-year-old Filiberto Gimenez of Portland, at the road’s intersection with Meridian Street. Gimenez began backing up and struck Ashley’s car.

Gimenez was cited with infractions for driving without a license and operating a vehicle without proof of financial responsibility. The vehicle he was driving is registered to Flor Padilla of Hammond.

Damage is estimated between $1,000 and $2,500. Ashley’s car had no damage, according to the report.