Collision sends driver to the hospital

Sept. 20--One driver was hospitalized after a two-vehicle collision at C.R. 18 and Keltner Road in Elkhart at 5:40 a.m. Saturday.

Elkhart County police said a 1989 Plymouth Grand Voyager driven by Lorraine Petka, 57, Elkhart, was southbound on Keltner Road and pulled into the lane of a 2005 Dodge Caravan driven by Martha Araceli, 26, Elkhart. Araceli drove off the road and her vehicle collided with a pole to avoid hitting the Grand Voyager, then Petka's vehicle collided with Araceli's vehicle.

Araceli was transported to Elkhart General Hospital for complaint of leg pain.

Police said Petka was ticketed for operating a vehicle without insurance and failure to yield the right of way.

--LaGrange County police are seeking information about the driver of a silver Chrysler Town and Country who fled the scene of a crash at 10:11 p.m. Friday in the area of C.R.s 700 North and 100 East in LaGrange County. The driver's vehicle left the road and damaged a fence before leaving the area. Anyone with information is asked to call LaGrange County police at (260) 463-7491.

--William Stafford, Elkhart, told Goshen police someone struck his vehicle and fled the scene while his vehicle was parked at Goshen High School at 8:31 p.m. Friday.

Thefts

--Barbara Fann, Goshen, reported her vehicle was stolen while she was at work at 911 Eisenhower Drive S., Goshen, at 6 a.m. Friday, according to Goshen police.

--Kevin Starr, Goshen, told Goshen police someone stole cash while he was at Maple City Bowl, 1300 W. Pike St., Goshen. The theft occurred at 10:05 p.m. Friday.

--Estesani Esquedo, Warsaw, reported her wallet was stole while she was at work at 911 Eisenhower Drive S., Goshen, at 12:46 a.m. Saturday, according to Goshen police.

Vandalism

--Anthony Aguilar, Goshen, told Goshen police someone scratched the paint of his car while it was parked at 2423 Missick Drive S., Goshen, at 6 a.m. Friday.

--Christopher Ortega, Goshen, reported someone punched the side mirror of his truck and damaged it in the 1000 block of South Main Street in Goshen at 6:34 p.m. Friday, according to Goshen police.

Arrests

--James A. Martin, 46, 119 1/2 S. Cavin St., Ligonier, was arrested by Goshen police on charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct at 3:35 p.m. Friday after staff at Specialized Staffing Solutions, 320 Chicago Ave., Goshen, called police saying Martin was inside the business causing a scene. He was incarcerated at the Elkhart County Jail.

--Nicholas O. Hanna, 23, 201 S. Greene Road, Goshen, was arrested by Goshen police on charges of driving while intoxicated and operating a vehicle with a suspended license during a traffic stop in the 4000 block of Elkhart Road at 1:17 a.m. Saturday. Hanna was transported to the Elkhart County jail.

--A traffic stop was made in the 1900 block of Elkhart Road by Goshen police for failure to yield the right of way at 2:42 a.m. Saturday. Stephanie M. workman, 26, 1614 Tippecanoe Drive, Goshen, was arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and incarcerated at the Elkhart County Jail.

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