An abandoned vehicle was found in Daviess County and injuries were reported in crashes in Dubois and Sullivan Counties
An abandoned vehicle was located at the Maysville Public Access Site at about 11:45 Tuesday morning. The vehicle was reported to be in the water at the site. The pick up was towed from the scene and was being held until driver comes forward or the wrecker company takes ownership.
Two drivers were injured in a 7:43-pm crash on State Road 56 in Dubois County last night.
The Dubois County Sheriff’s Department says that 44-year-old Dane McDonald of French Lick in a 2000 S-10 struck a 2008 Ford Ranger driven by 75-year-old George Lagenour of Dubois. Lagenour was east on 56 in the Crystal area when his truck was hit. Both drivers were taken by ambulance to Memorial Hospital in Jasper. McDonald had minor injuries and Lagenour’s injuries were unknown. Each vehicle had a passenger and they were not injured.
Two people were injured in a 12:17-pm crash in Sullivan County on Tuesday.
The accident involved 3 vehicles in the northbound lanes of 41 at the railroad crossing near Sullivan County Road 850-North.
State Police report that 69-year-old Aris Houser of Shelburn was northbound in an ’09 Impala and failed to stop to avoid an ’04 Pontiac driven by 38-year-old Kevin Simpson of Linton. Simpson was topped at the red lights near the crossing. His vehicle was pushed into an ’06 Buick driven by 67-year-old Betty Cooper of Terre Haute.
Cooper and a passenger, Alamelu Emmanuel of Terre Haute were taken to Terre Haute’s Regional Hospital for treatment of neck, head and back pain. Houser and Simpson were not injured.
