Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department
July 17
At 4:10 a.m., Paul Smith, Harrison Brookville Road, West Harrison, was operating a vehicle north on U.S. 52 and failed to navigate a slight turn in the road and struck a Cincinnati Bell utility pole. Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy Dylan Enzinger investigated the accident.
July 20
At 7:05 a.m., Christopher Wilkerson, South Bath Springs Road, Liberty, was operating a vehicle on Indiana 101. Wilkerson said he got on the side of the road a little too far and was pulled in by the gravel on the side of the road. He then over-corrected and ended up on the other side of the road, hitting a hillside and a concrete ditch, causing damage to his vehicle. FCSD Deputy Jeremy Noah investigated the accident.
July 24
At 10:10 p.m. Melissa Heidtmann, Cincinnati Ohio was traveling north on Whtcomb Road and was approaching the intersection with Oxford Pike. She failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection and struck a pickup in the left mid to rear of the truck. The pickup was operated by Steve Ross, Big Cedar Road, Cedar Grove and was traveling west on Oxford Pike. The pickup spun counterclockwise as a result of the accident, going off the road and hitting a building before coming to rest 30 feet from the building. FC Sheriff Peter Cates investigated the accident.
July 26
At 2:55 a.m., Cameron Watters, Trace Branch Road, Metamora, was traveling north on Rosfeld Road. He approached the intersection of Rosfeld Road and Pine Road and had brake failure at the intersection. He continued through the intersection until stopping in the ditch on the north side of the road. FCSD Deputy Kyle Hartman investigated the accident.
At 6:34 a.m., Chantel Husband, Muncie, was operating a vehicle north on U.S. 52 when a deer ran onto the road and Husband was unable to miss the deer. FCSD Deputy Brad Ramey investigated the accident.
July 27
At 1:14 a.m., Lauryn Dessauer, Holland Road, Brookville, was operating a vehicle north on Ind. 101 and Dessauer struck a deer on the road. It was investigated by FCSD Sgt. Adam Henson.
At 7:56 a.m., Nathaniel Kling, Dick Road, Harrison, Ohio, was operating a vehicle north on U.S. 52 when he started to go around a slight curve, and he lost steering to his vehicle. It ran off the road and into a ditch. FCSD Deputy Brad Ramey investigated the accident.