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Injury
accidents Mercer County
On yesterday’s date, the Celina Police Department investigated two
injury traffic crashes. The first was at about 1:48 PM on N. Main
St. at W. Forest St. Seventeen year old Zachary Bigelow of Celina
was northbound on Main St. near Forest St. when he turned the 1999
Honda Passport he was driving left to enter Forest St. He entered
the path of a southbound 2012 Ford Focus driven by 24 year old Shelby
Woods, also of Celina.
The Wood’s vehicle struck the right side of the Bigelow vehicle as it
turned, causing the Bigelow vehicle to flip onto its left side.
Bigelow was transported by ambulance to the hospital with non-life
threatening injuries. Both cars were heavily damaged.
Charges are pending.
The second crash occurred at 4:20 PM on W. Logan St. near S. Sugar
St. A 2014 Honda Pilot was driven by 19 year old Chase Bruggeman
of Celina. As he travelled eastbound he drifted left of center
and struck the left side dual rear tires of a semi-tractor and
sideswiped the length of the left side of the trailer and impacted the
left rear duals of the trailer before disengaging from the trailer.
The semi was a 2015 Volvo driven by Christopher Townsend of Muncie,
Indiana. Townsend was unhurt and Bruggeman had apparent minor
injuries, but was taken for treatment by private vehicle. The
Honda was heavily damaged and the tractor-trailer had light to moderate
damage. Bruggeman was cited for failure to drive on the right
side of the road.
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