Two people were sent to area hospitals Friday morning when a black sedan and a red Tracker collided at the intersection of 300 S and S.R. 9 just south of Albion.
Churubusco fire units were called to assist Albion Fire & EMS at the incident on the busy highway.
Details are still a bit sketchy at the moment, but a pursuit just west of Churubusco ended after a Whitley County Sheriff’s deputy car was stolen during the pursuit.
The pursuit began at U.S. 30 and S.R. 205 when a green vehicle refused to stop for the officer. The chase continued north on S.R. 205, when the person fleeing hit a set of “stop sticks” set up by a Churubusco police officer, near Blue Lake Road.
The suspects then veered into a field on the south side of the road and proceeded to head towards a patch of woods.
At some point the officer radioed that his squad car had been taken, and was was spotted heading in the direction of the county road with red lights and sirens blaring.
During the chase – with the perpetrator still inside – the squad car made a sharp turn, barreling the car through a ditch at 300 North and 675 East. The chase continued until he tried to make one last turn at Johnson Road and S.R. 205, near the area of Collins.
He fled on foot across the highway and was apprehended seconds later by a host of officers.
An ambulance was called to the scene for the main complaint of pain by the suspect. No one else was injured in the incident.
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A three car collision on Main Street between Washington and Whitley Street sent one women to an area hospital complaining of pain.
Churubusco fire, police and Whitley EMS responded to the incident that caused a bit of a traffic problem for downtown commuters during the morning rush hour. That is if ‘Busco ever really does have a ‘rush hour’.
Churubusco fire, police, EMS and Whitley county police were called to the intersection of U.S. 33 & Blue Lake Road Friday afternoon for an accident that sheered a pole and closed down the highway for over an hour.
One person did complain of pain.
The accident remains under investigation.
A two car collision at the intersection of Main & Whitley created a bit of a traffic headache Monday afternoon for motorists and the fire department alike.
Churubusco firefighters were first sent to a possible house fire in Allen County and minutes later were sent to this accident on Line Street.
The fire resulted in a false alarm and rescue crews were sent to the accident scene to assist with patient care.
Firefighters and paramedics speak with the driver of this vehicle who complained of pain
PENDLETON, Ind. (Nov. 15, 2009) – A semi tandem trailer rig lost its rear axle on I-69 today just north of the Pendleton exit at approximately 11:45 a.m. The accident backed up traffic for miles, and the northbound bound lanes were closed so crews could clean up the site.
A vehicle attempting to avoid the wheels of the rig – which had rolled directly into oncoming traffic – crashed, causing a chain reaction involving four vehicles, including an SUV that was forced into the median.
Four people were transported to the hospital, but none of the injuries were thought to be serious.
The northbound lanes were reopened about six hours later.
Motorists waited nearly an hour in the traffic tie-up, many of them standing outside their vehicles and visiting with each other to pass the time.
Story, photo by V. Sade for buscovoice.com
Just after 8:00 a.m. Thursday morning Churubusco Fire/Rescue, EMS and police were called to U.S. just north of Churubusco.
A northbound dump truck lost control of his vehicle just south of 750 East tearing down a pole and entangling the truck in wires.
According to police and eyewitness reports, a southbound school bus was approaching with it’s yellow flashers on when the dump truck lost control and landed here.
The truck was filled with gravel and the driver was uninjured, however for safety reasons he stayed in the vehicle for quite some time until AEP crews arrived to secure the lines and ensure rescue workers the lines were no longer energized.
As of 10:30 a.m. AEP was reporting that it could be 2-3 more hours before the highway was opened back up.
A two car collision on U.S. 33 this morning sent one vehicle through the fence and yard of the Turtle Town Plaza. One man was transported to an area hospital complaining of pain.
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Two accidents south of Churubusco Wednesday afternoon on U.S. 33 created a lot of traffic tie-ups for early for commuters.
The first accident occurred just north of McDuffee Road on U.S. 33 when the driver of the red car failed to see the stopped mini-van who was waiting on a school bus.
One person was transported to the hospital complaining of pain.
While crews re-routed traffic and cleaned up the mess the fire department was then called to assist Arcola fire department at U.S. 33 & Johnson Road for yet another personal injury accident where one car caught fire.
A pickup truck collided with a Smith-Green school bus Friday morning on 550 North near the Blue Lake Community building. No one on the bus or the pickup truck were injured, but as traffic started to back up due to the accident, another collision occurred.
An S-10 pickup truck collided with a full sized truck waiting in traffic, injuring the female passenger in the Chevy truck. She was transported to an area hospital in good condition complaining of pain. The driver was not injured.
Fog and a blinding early morning sun beaming directly into the windows of drivers was possibly a cause for both accidents.
According to state law children who do not have a guardian on the scene to take care of them are required to visit a hospital for precautionary measures.
Two local teenagers lost their lives Thursday afternoon after losing control of their vehicle on 550E north of S.R. 205.
Police say 16-year old Megan Young and 17-year old Andrew Spencer were southbound on 550 East when they apparently lost control of the vehicle, crossing the center line and then apparently over corrected and flipped into a ditch filled with water on the west side of the road.
Police and fire units arrived to find the two teens and their car submerged in waist high ditch water and mud. Crews worked feverishly to extricate the two entrapped teens who were later pronounced dead at the scene.
A head-on collision Sunday evening sent three people to area hospitals with minor injuries.
It happened around 6:15 p.m. on S.R. 205 in front of the Nazarene church.
Three people were transported complaining of neck, rib and leg pains, while an occupant of one of the vehicles refused treatment.
Churubusco police, fire and Whitley County EMS units were called to the intersection of U.S. 33 & Carroll Rd. Friday afternoon for an automobile accident with injuries.
A female driver of this Jimmy had swerved to miss a vehicle turning into a driveway near the intersection and rolled the truck once landing on it’s wheels.
Both her and her son were transported to an area hospital with minor injuries. Allen County Animal Control units were called to tend to a small puppy who was also injured in the accident.
Three vehicles were involved in a minor accident in the 400 block of South Main Street Saturday afternoon.
No injuries were reported, but one vehicle was possibly smoking and the fire department was called.
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