Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 - Capsule reports

Three vehicles

Damage estimated at more than $100,000 after a three-vehicle crash along Indiana 67 near county road 1150 West about 2 a.m. Feb. 13.

Devin R. Adams, 30, Celina, Ohio, was driving his 2006 Dodge Ram truck northeast on the highway. He told Jay County Sheriff’s Office he was “in and out of a daze” when he noticed a southwest bound 2022 Freightliner Cascadia, driven by 31-year-old Adilet Nurbek Uulu of Oakdale, Pennsylvania, on the center line of the road. He  told police he swerved to avoid a collision and instead overcorrected, causing him to clip the guardrail along the side of the road and crash into the vehicle Uulu was driving. The accident also caused Uulu to hit a northeast bound 2010 Kenworth driven by 60-year-old Duane D. Decker of Spencerville, Ohio.

Uulu suffered from broken ribs and a chest contusion, according to the accident report. All three vehicles were towed.

Front collision

Two Indiana residents complained of injuries after their cars crashed into one another along U.S. 27 about 6 p.m. Friday.

Jakob L. Donathan, 21, Berne, was driving his 2008 Pontiac G6 south on the highway just north of county road 800 North when he began to lose control of his vehicle because of slick road conditions. His car went into the northbound lane of travel, causing Donathan to crash into a 2018 Nissan Pathfinder driven by 65-year-old James M. Fosnaugh of Geneva.

Donathan complained of lower leg pain, and Fosnaugh complained of back pain. Both refused medical treatment at the scene.

Both vehicles were towed, with damage estimated between $10,000 and $25,000.

Rolled vehicle

A Huntington man lost control of his vehicle along U.S. 27, causing him to drive off the road and roll about 5:38 p.m. Friday.

Matthew J. Hoagland, 40, was driving his 1996 GMC Sierra north on the highway near county road 800 North when his trailer started to bend in half, causing his vehicle to go off the west side of the highway and roll twice.

Hoagland’s vehicle was towed, with damage estimated between $10,000 and $25,000.

Intersection slide

A Ridgeville woman slid the vehicle she was driving through the intersection of county roads 250 West and 900 South, causing her to crash into a Lisbon man’s vehicle about 4 p.m. Saturday.

Melissa S. Price, 39, Ridgeville, was driving a 2012 GMC Acadia north on county road 250 West and approached its intersection with county road 900 South. She lost traction because of ice on the road, causing her to glide through the intersection and crash into an eastbound 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by 31-year-old Joshua D. Chalfant.

Damage is estimated between $10,000 and $25,000. Price’s vehicle is registered to Michelle and Scott Mumbower of Ridgeville.

Upside down

A Portland man lost control of his vehicle and rolled it upside down along county road 300 east about 3:26 p.m. Saturday.

John E. Fields, 69, was driving north on the road near county road 300 North when his 1990 Ford Ranger lost traction on a patch of ice, causing him to hit a snow embankment and roll his vehicle upside down.

Fields’ vehicle was towed. Damage is estimated between $2,500 and $5,000.

Hit rail

An Eaton man lost control of the vehicle he was driving on a bridge on Indiana 67 and hit the railing about 4:20 p.m. Friday.

Brandon J. Riggs, 43, was driving a 2009 Ford Ranger south on the highway near county road 75 South when the truck began to slide on the road. He told police the vehicle spun out of control and hit the guardrail along the bridge.

The truck Riggs was driving is registered to Judith K. Stuart of Albany.

Damage is estimated between $1,000 and $2,500. The railing — it’s owned by Indiana Department of Transportation — wasn’t damaged, according to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report.