Capsule Reports - Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025

Pole hit

Damage is estimated between $5,000 and $10,000 after an Ohio man lost control of his vehicle and struck a pole about 8:10 p.m. Monday.

Brent M. Sutter, 21, Saint Henry, was driving his 2004 Honda Pilot east on Division Road just west of county road 300 East when he lost traction with the road. He crossed over the westbound lane and went into a ditch on the north side of the road then crossed county road 300 East, according to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report. His front passenger side struck a utility pole registered to Jay County REMC.

His vehicle was towed.

Failed to stop

A Portland man failed to stop at the intersection of Votaw and Meridian streets, causing him to crash into the back of another Portland man’s vehicle about 9:24 p.m. Saturday.

Stephen M. Jenkins, 71, was driving a 1988 Volvo 760 Series east on Votaw Street. He failed to stop, according to a Portland police report, and struck the back of a 2024 Honda CR-V driven by 53-year-old Jason W. Phillips.

Damage is estimated between $2,500 and $5,000.