Emergency personnel responded to a wreck just west of Union Chapel Thursday afternoon. Jessie Parker, 88, Greencastle, was westbound on U.S. 36 when her 2007 Chrysler left the road. It traveled down an embankment, through brush and two fences, coming to rest on its top next to a tree.
St. Vincent StatFlight helicopter transported Parker from the scene to Indianapolis. Responders to the scene included the Putnam County Sheriff's Department, an Indiana Conservation Officer, Bainbridge Fire Department, Clinton Township Fire Department, PMH Ambulance, Operation Life and Kenny's Wrecker.