Capsule Reports - Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024

One injured

An Ohio man was injured after the vehicle he was riding in went off Indiana 67 and into a ditch about 10 p.m. Friday.

Kevin L. Zizelman, 64, Mendon, was driving his 2024 Kia Niro northeast on the highway with 49-year-old Terry A. Zizelman of Celina, Ohio. Kevin Zizelman lost control of his vehicle after driving across a puddle of water just north of county road 400 West, causing him to go off the west side of the road into a ditch.

Terry Zizelman complained of back pain after the crash.

Kevin Zizelman’s vehicle was towed, with damage estimated between $5,000 and $10,000.

Lost control

A Bluffton man lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a mailbox along county road 650 North about 4:33 p.m. Friday.

Vincent K. Berry, 29, was driving his 2014 Hyundai Elantra east on the road when he lost traction with the ground because of standing water on the road. Berry’s vehicle went off the south side of the road and struck a mailbox owned by Eddie Royer of rural Bryant.

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

Pole hit

Damage is estimated between $2,500 and $5,000 after an Albany man crashed into a pole along county road 200 South about 2:05 p.m. Monday.

Brandon S. York, 31, was driving a 2000 Toyota Tundra west on the road near U.S. 27 when the truck started having a mechanical issue. 

The vehicle left the south side of the road and hit a utility pole owned by American Electric Power. The truck also went through a bean field for about 25 feet. It was later towed.

Failed to yield

A Fort Recovery man couldn’t see while entering the intersection of county roads 400 South and 300 West and drove in front of an oncoming motorcycle, causing an accident about 2:25 p.m. Monday.

Jose Reynaldo, 32, told police he was driving a 2020 Mack Anthem truck south on county road 300 West when he stopped at the intersection. 

He told police he couldn’t see past the rows of corn around him, and as he entered the intersection he drove in front of an eastbound 2008 Harley Davidson driven by 42-year-old Adam J. Manor of Portland. Manor drove off the road into a ditch to avoid hitting Reynaldo. 

Manor told police Reynaldo didn’t stop at the intersection.

Damage is estimated between $1,000 and $2,500. The vehicle Reynaldo was driving is registered to Cooper Farms of Fort Recovery.