Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department
February 21
Joseph Bohman, Bullfork Road, Oldenburg, at 10:14 a.m., was operating a vehicle northbound on North Hamburg Road when he ran off the road, then over corrected the vehicle, went off the east side of the road, striking an embankment and a tree before coming to rest. It was investigated by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy John Roberts.
February 22
Zoe Pflum, Reservoir Road, Brookville, at 7:14 p.m., was operating a vehicle northbound on Indiana 1, when a deer crossed the road, and Pflum was unable to stop her vehicle before striking the deer. It was investigated by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Kyle Hartman.
Quinton Lake, School Road, West Harrison, at 10:17 p.m., was operating a vehicle eastbound on U.S. 52, when a deer crossed the road in front of Lake’s vehicle. He was unable to stop the vehicle before striking the deer. It was investigated by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Kyle Hartman.
February 23
Nancy Peters, Laurel Road, Laurel at 11:05 a.m., was operating a vehicle eastbound on Laurel Road. She stated she looked down and when she looked back up, she noticed a vehicle in front of her was slowing down. Peters said she applied her brakes and swerved to the right. Peters’ vehicle went off the south side of the road and struck the other vehicle operated by Autumn Bills, U.S. 52, Laurel. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Brad Lecher investigated the accident.
February 25
Lynnette Shepard, Greenfield, at 10:46 a.m., was attempting to back down a private drive that was covered in ice. A vehicle was parked at a residence on Sharps Hill Road behind Shepard’s vehicle when Shepard’s vehicle backed into the parked vehicle. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Major Gregory Mehlbauer investigated the accident.
February 26
John Allen, Wilson Lane, Laurel, at 4:32 a.m., was operating a vehicle westbound on U.S. 52 when a deer ran onto the road. Allen said he did not have time to react before striking the deer. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy John Roberts investigated the accident.
February 27
Jason Fischer, Pierson Road, Oxford, Ohio, at 4:16 p.m., was operating a vehicle eastbound on Riley Pike when the vehicle traveled off the left side of the road into a ditch and came to rest on its driver’s side. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Adam Henson investigated the accident. Henson arrested Fischer with the preliminary charge of Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated.
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