Capsule Reports - Thursday, May 22, 2025

Lost control

Several people were injured after a Portland woman’s vehicle went off Boundary Pike and into a tree about 11:17 p.m. Tuesday.

Madison L. Baker, 18, was driving a 2010 Ford Focus west on county road 700 South just west of its intersection with county road 300 East, where 700 South turns into Boundary Pike and curves northwest. As the vehicle Baker was driving entered the curve, the car continued west off the road and into a tree.

According to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report, Baker was driving too fast in the rain when she entered the curve. She was administered a drug and alcohol breath test and blood test. Results are pending.

Baker suffered leg and hip pain. Several passengers were also injured. Collin Hall, 19, suffered a head injury, Austin L. Carter, 17, complained of pain all over his body, Cheyenne G. Greene, 18, suffered an abdominal injury and Alyssa S. Best, 18, suffered a head injury.

The vehicle was towed, with damage estimated between $10,000 and $25,000.