Capsule Reports - Friday, Nov. 14, 2025

Pedestrians hit

Two children were injured after the vehicle a Portland man was driving struck them at the intersection of Water and Wayne streets about 7:35 a.m. Tuesday.

Kyle Vanhorn, 28, was driving a 2014 Jeep Cherokee north on Wayne Street and began turning east onto Water Street. He told police he was watching traffic and didn’t realize the children were going to cross the street. A Portland police report says they began walking across the street without a crossing guard present, and the vehicle Vanhorn was driving bumped into them.

Neymar G. Herrera Hinojosa, 11, Portland, sustained an injury to his abdomen area, and 6-year-old Dafne V. Herrera Hinojosa of Portland sustained a minor leg injury.

Damage is estimated at less than $1,000.

Stopping crash

An Ohio man crashed his car into the back of a Portland woman’s car as she attempted to stop along Indiana 67 about 7 a.m. Wednesday.

Allison E. Franks, 43, was driving her 2010 Chevrolet Traverse south on the highway near county road 125 South when she noticed a deer carcass in the road. She began braking to avoid hitting the animal. Andrew J. Bear, 51, Lima, was driving his 2014 Volvo truck behind her and didn’t realize Franks was stopping, causing him to crash into the back of her car.

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