Capsule Reports - Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025

Failed to stop

A Dunkirk woman sustained a head injury after allegedly failing to stop at the intersection of Indiana 67 and county road 600 South in Redkey.

Karen Black, 66, was driving east on county road 600 South as she approached its intersection with the highway about 7:40 a.m. Monday.

Witness Monica Grayson told Jay County Sheriff’s Office that Black’s 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis didn’t stop before proceeding into the intersection. 

Redkey resident Gabriela Booher, 23, was driving her 2013 Jeep Wrangler southwest on the highway and couldn’t avoid hitting Black’s vehicle.

Black was trapped in her vehicle before being extricated by emergency responders, according to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report. She was flown to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne for treatment of her injuries.

Booher and Black were administered alcohol and drug blood tests, with results pending.

Both vehicles were towed, with damage estimated between $25,000 and $50,000.

Passing accident

Damage was estimated between $10,000 and $25,000 after a Berne man’s truck broke a wheel on a Portland man’s buggy on county road 650 North, causing an accident about 6:20 p.m. Thursday.

Chris D. Englehardt, 70, was driving a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado west on the road. He began to pass a horse and buggy operated by 20-year-old Joseph Shetler in front of him. Englehardt’s front passenger fender struck Shetler’s driver’s side back wheel, causing it to break. 

Joseph Shetler’s sister, 17-year-old Rosie Shetler, fell out of the buggy. She chipped her teeth and sustained scrapes on her feet and right leg. She was transported to IU Health Jay. 

Emma Shetler, 30, also sustained a minor injury to her lower leg. She refused treatment, according to the report.