Capsule Reports - Friday, May 9, 2025

Truck flipped

Damage is estimated between $25,000 and $50,000 after a Tennessee man lost control of the semi he was driving on Indiana 1, causing it to overturn about 12:20 p.m. Tuesday.

Chad L. Goad, 57, Jamestown, was driving his 1986 Peterbilt 382 south on the highway near county road 200 North when his trailer’s wheels on the passenger side went off the west side of the road. Goad attempted to correct the truck and trailer, but they were pulled into the ditch, causing them to flip. The truck came to a stop upright with the trailer upside down.

The semi was towed.

Turning accident

A Portland man crashed a car into a Portland woman’s vehicle at the intersection of Meridian and Water streets about 12:56 p.m. Tuesday.

Steven M. Keister, 35, was driving a 1998 Ford Mustang on Meridian Street. At the same time, Katelyn M. Crump, 32, was driving her 2017 Kia Soul and stopped at the traffic light in the southbound lane preparing to turn east. Keister told police he swerved to avoid hitting Crump’s vehicle but still crashed into it.

Keister registered a 0.042 breath alcohol content on a preliminary breath test. He was cited with infractions and a misdemeanor for operating a vehicle recklessly and driving in and out of a line of traffic, driving with a suspended license, driving without insurance and failing to stop at the scene of an accident.

Damage is estimated between $5,000 and $10,000.

Struck rear

A Portland woman crashed her car into the back of a Dunkirk man’s vehicle at the intersection of county road 400 South and Industrial Drive in Dunkirk about 9:17 p.,m. Sunday.

Marisa M. Smith, 23, was driving her 2018 Jeep Wrangler west on county road 400 South behind a 2011 Dodge Avenger driven by 19-year-old Elijah M. Williams. She told police they began slowing down while entering a 35 mph speed zone and Williams stopped abruptly. Williams told police Smith was following him too closely. Smith crashed into the back of Williams’ car, causing between $2,500 and $5,000 in estimated damage.