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, Mortashed Road, West Harrison, at 5:46 a.m., was operating a vehicle on Johnson Fork Road, and was going around the corner when he tried to turn the wheel, it would not turn. The vehicle ran off into a field. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Jeremy Noah investigated the accident.
January 5
Cheyenne Collins, U.S. 52, Laurel, at 12:10 p.m., was operating a vehicle northbound on Holland’s Alley, when the vehicle approached a stop sign, it traveled off the left side of the road, striking a utility pole. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Major Gregory Mehlbauer investigated the accident.
Elbert Isaacs, Red School Road, Laurel, was operating a vehicle on U.S. 52 West, at 6:55 p.m. Isaacs told Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Jeremy Noah, Isaacs thought he slid on ice and the back end of the vehicle came around, causing him to run off the field, down the ditch and down an access road for a field.
January 8
Michael Helms, Smokey Hollow Road, Laurel, at 9:17 p.m., was operating a vehicle westbound on Causeway Road, when five deer were crossing the road from south to north. He was unable to avoid hitting two of the dear as they crossed the road in front of his vehicle. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Dusty Hill investigated the accident.
January 9
Tony Thomas, North Sexton Road, Rushville, at 12:26 p.m., was at the stop sign of Elm Tree Road and U.S. 52, and was going straight across the road to Chapel Road. While entering on U.S. 52, Thomas failed to see a vehicle driven by Charles Lee, North Carmel Ridge Road, Morgantown, who was operating a vehicle east bound on U.S. 52. Thomas’ vehicle then struck Lee’s vehicle at the edge of U.S. 52 and Chapel Road. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy John Roberts investigated the accident.
January 11
Kelly Hokey, Stone Church Road, Laurel, at 7:55 a.m., was operating a vehicle northbound on Chapel Road, when a deer rant into the path of the vehicle, and Hokey was unable to avoid the deer. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Major Gregory Mehlbauer investigated the accident.
