Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department
June 2
Ronda McDaniel, Cupps Chapel Road, Metamora, at 3:58 p.m., was operating a vehicle northbound on Indiana 229. And Fonda Collins, Cupps Chapel Road, Metamora, was also operating a vehicle northbound on Ind. 229 with the McDaniel vehicle following the Collins’ vehicle. Collins stopped for several ducks, which were walking on the road. McDaniel was following too closely and was unable to stop before striking the rear of the Collins’ vehicle. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Major Gregory Mehlbauer investigated the accident.
June 8
Marsha Levi-Abercrombie was operating a vehicle at 5:20 p.m., southbound on Yellow Bank Road. The vehicle went off the west side of the road, striking a guide wire coming from an electric pole. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Jason Robinson investigated the accident.
Bashu Bhujel, Louisville, Kentucky, at 5:20 p.m., was operating a vehicle eastbound on Hetrick Road. Bhujel said he didn’t see the stop sign at the intersection and pulled into the path of a vehicle operated by Richard Butler, Bath Road, Brookville. Butler’s vehicle was northbound on Springfield Road. Bhujel’s vehicle struck Butler’s vehicle. Butler said Bhujel’s vehicle did not stop at the stop sign and struck Butler’s vehicle. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Brad Lecher investigated the accident.
June 9
At 9 p.m., Zachary Burkhart, West Pearl Street, Laurel, was in a vehicle parked along Basin Street and began backing out of the parking spot. Jerry Atkins, Old U.S. 52, Laurel, was operating a vehicle southeast on Basin Street. Burkhart’s vehicle backed into Atkins’ vehicle. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Dylan Enzinger investigated the accident.
At 3:04 p.m., Gregory Scherer, Fairfield Avenue, Brookville, was operating a vehicle westbound on Oxford Pike, when the vehicle ran off the south side of the road, striking a guide wire, a phone box and then came to rest against a utility pole. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Andrew Voelker investigated the accident.
Sarah Newell, Springfield Road, Brookville, was operating a vehicle northbound at the intersection of Indiana 252 and Johnson Fork Road at 7:10 p.m. Newell said she failed to yield the right of way to a second vehicle traveling westbound on Ind. 252. The driver was not named for the second vehicle, but Newell struck the second vehicle. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Brad Lecher investigated the accident.
June 10
Colleen Ransick, River Road, Brookville, was stopped facing south at a four-way intersection on U.S. 52, at 11:11 a.m. Albert Woodard, Cincinnati Road, Georgetown, Kentucky, was approaching the intersection, traveling east. Ransick had the green light and proceeded into the intersection; however, Woodard disregarded the red light, entered the intersection, failed to yield to Ransick and struck Ransick’s vehicle on the rear right side. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Major Gregory Mehlbauer investigated the accident.
June 11
Linda Wilson, Dorrel Road, Brookville, at 6:27 a.m., was operating a vehicle west on U.S. 52 when a deer jumped in front of her vehicle. Wilson was unable to avoid striking the deer with her vehicle. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Jeremy Noah investigated the accident.
June 13
Grant Larsen, East Main Street, Milroy, was operating a vehicle westbound on Duck Creek Road at 9:58 p.m. Larsen’s vehicle struck a deer that ran onto the road from the south side of the road. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Adam Henson investigated the accident.