Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 - Capsule reports

Pole hit

A Bryant man lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a pole along county road 700 East about 6 a.m. Friday.

Eric L. Chrisman, 27, was driving a 2007 Lexus GX east on the road near county road 300 North when he drove off the north side of the road. Chrisman told police a vehicle pulled in front of him and he attempted to stop, but the icy road surface caused him to lose control. The car went into a ditch and struck a pole, damaging the driver’s side of the vehicle. 

Damage is estimated between $10,000 and $25,000.

Lost control

A Fort Recovery man lost control of his car on Indiana 67, causing an accident about 8 p.m. Jan. 30.

Andrew T. Wood, 31, was driving his 2008 Lexus west on the highway near county road 350 East when his car began hydroplaning across the road surface. His vehicle began spinning and hit a guard rail along the side of the road, according to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report.

Wood’s vehicle was towed, with damage estimate between $10,000 and $25,000.

Intersection crash

A Muncie teen crashed the car she was driving into a Bluffton man’s vehicle at the intersection of Indiana 1 and county road 400 South about 7:48 p.m. Tuesday.

Kaylee M. Bramlett, 16, was driving a 2013 Ford Edge east on county road 400 South when she stopped at its intersection with Indiana 1. She didn’t see the northbound 2018 Chevrolet Cruze driven by 35-year-old Brandon S. Evans on the highway and continued east through the intersection. Bramlett crashed into Evans’ vehicle. Bramlett’s car went off the road and into a field on the northeast side of the road, and Evans’ car went off the road and into a ditch, according to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report.

Damage is estimated between $10,000 and $25,000. Both vehicles were towed.