Thursday, April 3, 2025 - Capsule reports

Hit trees

A Portland man crashed his car into a woods off county road 350 East about 2:30 a.m  Wednesday.

Blake A. Alig, 24, was driving his 2012 Dodge Ram east on the road near its intersection with Indiana 1. He appeared to be driving at a high rate of speed, according to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report, and went off the north side of the road. His vehicle continued for 260 feet, going into a ditch and a woods and crashing into several trees and other brush, the report says.

Alig sustained facial injuries, and his passenger, 21-year-old Shelbie L. Petre of Hamilton, complained of leg pain. They left the scene and were later found at IU Health Jay.

Alig was administered a blood alcohol test with results pending. He was cited with a misdemeanor for leaving the scene of an accident. His vehicle was towed, with damage estimated between $10,000 and $25,000.

Lost control

An Albany man went off the side of Indiana 67 and overturned his vehicle about 10:10 a.m. Tuesday.

Colten L. Johnson, 18, was driving a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix northeast on the highway near its intersection with county road 1150 East when his car went off the side of the road. Johnson overcorrected, causing him to lose control of his vehicle and go into a ditch on the southeast side of the road. His car flipped onto its top.

Colten’s vehicle was towed, with damage estimated between $5,000 and $10,000