Capsule Reports - Wednesday, May 15, 2025

Passing accident

A Portland woman suffered a head injury after a Portland man crashed his car into the back of her vehicle along county road 200 West about 7:50 p.m. Friday.

Isaiah J. Aparicio, 18, was driving his 2017 Dodge Charger north on the road near county road 200 South behind a 2016 Chevrolet Trax. He began to pass the vehicle in front of him — it was driven by 63-year-old Elizabeth L. Meinerding — when he noticed a Utility Task Vehicle driven by Jessica Imel in the southbound lane. Aparicio attempted to return to his lane to avoid hitting Imel’s vehicle, causing him to strike the back of Meinerding’s vehicle.

Meinerding was transported to IU Health Ball Memorial in Muncie for her injury.  Both vehicles were towed, with damage estimated between $10,000 and $25,000.