Dubois— A 16-year-old female driver was severely injured when the vehicle she was driving suffered a mechanical failure causing her to lose control. According to authorities, the driver, Natalie M. Kern, 16, of Reservoir Ave., Jasper, stated she was driving west on State Road 56 west of Cuzco Road in a 2008 Kia SUV at about 10:44…
French Lick — Two vehicles were taken out when the wheels flew off a trash truck this morning on U.S. 150/S.R. 56. According to Indiana State Police, they responded to the three vehicle accident at 7:40 a.m. on U.S. 150/S.R. 56 between Abydel Road and Castle Knoll Farm. Douglas Kelm, 35, of Jasper, was traveling east…
Jasper— Police arrested 18-year-old Hector Vazquez Jr. of Huntingburg, after he caused a single vehicle traffic accident that injured five people Saturday, including badly injuring a 13-year-old girl. According to Indiana State Police,Vazquez was southbound on Meridian Road at about 7:42 p.m. in a 1996 Honda Civic when he lost control coming around a curve…
Perry County — A Velpen woman was killed after she fell out of the FedEx delivery vehicle she was riding in on Monday at about 1:38 p.m. According to authorities, Joseph W. Englebrecht, 30, of Evansville, was driving and Debra J. Harris, 54, Velpen was riding unrestrained in the right front area of a 2000 International…
Huntingburg — A collision between a Dubois County Ambulance and a van in Huntingburg injured three people Tuesday afternoon. According to Huntingburg police, Christopher Miller was eastbound on 10th Street in the 2009 Chevrolet ambulance on an emergency run. The ambulance entered the Jackson Street intersection and collided with a 2003 Ford van driven by Cynthia…
Farlen — A Jasper woman was killed in a traffic accident in northern Davies County Tuesday afternoon. According to the Davies County Sheriff’s Department, 61-year-old Margaret A. Clark was driving a 2006 Chrysler Town & Country south on U.S. 231, about 2 miles north of Farlen, behind a 2005 Ford Explorer driven by 17-year-old Cameron Chestnut,…
Six passengers were injured when a large passenger van rolled over on Steinbottom Road Monday at about 7:27 p.m. According to police, Alberto Cervantes, 67, Celina, OH, was driving the 2002 Chevy Express Extended van when he overshot the turn out of a driveway on the 1300 block of Steinbottom Road. The van went into a…