From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department
October 18
Lucas Gramman, Lawrenceburg, at 6:34 a.m., was southbound on Johnson Fork Road when he rounded a curve to the left, and the vehicle went over the fog line and left the road. The rear end of the vehicle started to slide and struck a utility pole, causing the vehicle to spin around and into a ditch. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Brad Ramey investigated the accident.
Emily Sizemore, Frazier Road, Laurel, at 7:40 a.m., was operating a vehicle northbound on Frazier Road. As the road started to curve, the vehicle went straight, going off the road and coming to rest in the ditch. FCSD Deputy Brad Ramey investigated the accident.
Cameron Watters, Trace Branch Road, Metamora, was operating a vehicle on U.S. 52 at 12:44 p.m., when the vehicle’s engine shut off and caused the steering wheel to lock. The vehicle went off the road and started sliding downhill, coming to a stop with a tree on the front passenger side. FCSD Deputy Brad Ramey investigated the accident.
October 19
Hunter Tschaenn, St. Peters Road, Brookville was operating a vehicle northbound on Blue Creek Road at 3 p.m., when he lost control of his vehicle on the wet road. It traveled off the right side of the road, striking a tree. FCSD Deputy Brad Lecher investigated the accident.
Levi Lowery, St. Mary’s Road, Brookville, was operating a vehicle southbound on St. Mary’s Road at 3:39 p.m., when the vehicle traveled down a slight grade, traveling off the right side of the road, coming to rest after striking a small tree. FCSD Major Gregory Mehlbauer investigated the accident.
October 20
Zachary Gehlhausen, East Retherford Road, Liberty, was eastbound on US 52 and was going too fast for the wet road conditions. He failed to negotiate a curve. The vehicle began to rotate, then was over corrected. It rotated to the passenger side, traveling off the left side of the road, down an embankment and striking a tree. FCSD Major Gregory Mehlbauer investigated the accident.
October 22
Devin Hensler, Mount Olivet, Kentucky, was operating a vehicle northbound on Indiana 1 at 5:36 p.m., and was following behind a vehicle driven by Kodi Lyle, Middletown, Ohio when the Lyle vehicle slowed for a vehicle turning off the road in front of vehicle two. Hensler could not get his vehicle stopped in time and struck the Lyle vehicle in the back left, pushing it off the road. FCSD Deputy Tyler Ford investigated the accident.
Darcy Bishop, South 11th Street, Richmond, was operating a vehicle behind a vehicle operated by Daniel Herzog, Volk Road, Cedar Grove, at 2:20 p.m. Both were on US 52. The Bishop vehicle struck the Herzog vehicle in the rear. FCSD Deputy Jeremy Noah investigated the accident.