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From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department There were only two property damage accidents investigated by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department in the past week. It may be a new record low. However, the ubiquitous deer in the county accounted for one of the two accidents. January 14 Cody John, Batesville, was traveling east on Indiana …
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From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department January 3 Danielle Reynolds, East Morris Mill Street, Batesville, was operating a vehicle northbound on Duck Creek Road, at 8:50 a.m., when she was navigating a right-angled curve and misjudged the culvert, striking the edge of the culvert. Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy John Roberts investigated. January 4 Dylan Knose, …
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From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department There were eight property damage accidents in Franklin County this week, and six were caused by deer. November 4 Mark Bailey, South Indiana 229, Metamora, was operating a vehicle eastbound on U.S. 52 west of Brookville at 5:23 a.m., when a deer ran onto the road, causing Bailey’s vehicle …
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From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department October 27 Mallory Hope, U.S. 52, Cedar Grove, was operating a vehicle southbound on Elkhorn Road at 7:32 p.m., when the vehicle struck a deer. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Arin Bowers investigated the accident. Bradley Cloyd, Richmond Avenue, Connersville, was operating a vehicle on Indiana 1, at 8:59 …
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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 …
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From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department October 12 Cameron Evans, Stacy Road, Metamora, at 6:57 p.m., was operating a vehicle eastbound on U.S. 52 West when it ran off the road, striking a guardrail on the driver’s side. The driver left the scene. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Bryce Jenkins investigated the accident. October 14 …
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Information provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department October 7 Mandy McQueen, New Trenton Road, West Harrison, at 9:40 p.m., was operating a vehicle westbound on New Trenton Road, when she noticed deer grazing on the north side of the road. One deer jumped onto the road in front of her vehicle, and she was …
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From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department September 28 At 12:30 p.m. on Morris Road, Luke Wilson, Haskamp Road, Oldenburg, was operating a vehicle, and he was turning from St. Mary’s Road onto Morris Road. There was a large pickup at the intersection. When Wilson attempted to pull onto Morris Road, he ran off the side …
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From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department September 24 At 7:43 p.m., Connor Sutton, Lafayette, was operating a vehicle westbound on Indiana 252 near Mt. Carmel when the vehicle crossed the center line. Sutton overcorrected and ran off the highway. The vehicle then flipped end over end, coming to a stop in a field on the …
Information provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department September 14 At 7:56 p.m., Sonya McColley, U.S. 52, Brookville, missed the turnoff to a road she wanted off Highland Center Road. She started backing toward the edge of the road. The vehicle she was operating then slid over an embankment into a deep ditch coming to …
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