Monday, January 12, 2015

DUBOIS COUNTY, INDIANA: WEATHER FACTOR IN TWO TRUCK ROLLOVER ACCIDENTS MONDAY MORNING



DUBOIS COUNTY, INDIANA: WEATHER FACTOR IN TWO TRUCK  ROLLOVER ACCIDENTS MONDAY MORNING

Traffic Accidents
Weather factor in two accidents Monday morning
Two drivers were slightly injured in accidents Monday morning.
The first occurred at about 12:50 a.m. when a 1995 Ford Ranger heading east on State Road 64 hit a patch of ice right at the Dubois and Crawford county line. The driver, Dillon W. Andry, 22, of Birdseye, lost control of the truck and it hit a guard rail. The truck flipped over on the driver’s side and came to rest in a ditch on the south side of the road.

Andry was able to exit the vehicle through the passenger side window.
Andry was treated at the scene by Memorial Hospital Emergency Medical Services for a minor head injury and then released, according to authorities.

The truck had about $5,000 in damage.

Indiana State Police, Crawford County Sheriff’s Department, Memorial Hospital Emergency Medical Services, Birdseye First Responders, Indiana Department of Transportation, and a Berg’s Garage wrecker assisted at the scene.

The second accident occurred at about 4:23 a.m. on State Road 56 near county Road 575E.

Deputies said road and weather conditions were a factor when Kimberly Campbess of French Lick lost control of her 1999 Ford Ranger on the hill approaching the Dubois cross roads.

When Campbess lost control, the Ranger struck and embankment and then overturned.
No injuries were reported.

The truck was considered a total loss.
Dubois First Responders, Memorial Hospital Emergency Medical Services, and a wrecker from Uebelhor and Sons responded. 

Jasper — Two Huntingburg residents’ vehicles had minor damages in a fender bender early Saturday morning.

Christy Broshears, 49, of E. 9th Street, was northbound on 34th Street in a 1999 Ford Crown Victoria when she stopped for traffic. When she stopped, a 1999 Toyota Corolla driven by Oscar Flores-Ruiz, 38, of Van Buren Street, ran into the Ford’s rear-end.
Flores-Ruiz was cited for following too closely to avoid a collision and for never having been licensed.

Each vehicle had about $300 in damages, according to police.
Jasper — No injuries were reported when a distracted driver ran her SUV into the rear of a stopped truck Friday afternoon.
Amanda R. Henke, 30, 0f E. 8th Street, Jasper, told police she was on her way to pick up her children wasn’t paying attention when she ran the 1997 Chevrolet Blazer she was driving into the rear of a stopped 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche on Hospitality Drive.
The Avalanche driven by Thomas A. Rasche, 29,of N. 300E, Dubois, was northbound on Hospitality Drive and had stopped at the 100S intersection.
The Avalanche had about $1,500 and the Blazer had about $2,000 in damages.
No citations were issued and no injuries were reported.

Arrests
Huntingburg man arrested for never being licensed

Huntingburg — Huntingburg police arrested Manuel Aron Garcia Gabriel, 24, for never being licensed after they stopped him for speeding Saturday evening.

An officer stopped a silver BMW at the 12th and Jackson streets intersection after observing it speeding. During the stop the officer determined Garcia Gabriel had never been licensed.
He was charged with operator never licensed and booked into the Dubois County Security Center.