Putnam Scanner for Jan. 26, 2018

Three people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Tuesday.

• At 8:22 p.m. Robert Franklin Gerlach, 77, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated.

• At 4:24 p.m. Jason Christopher Jackson, 39, Poland, was taken into custody on a local traffic warrant and a writ of body attachment.

• At 1:41 p.m. Benjamin Travis O’Hair, 32, Greencastle, was housed at the jail on a local warrant.

City Police

Two recent property-damage accidents were investigated by Greencastle City Police officers.

• At 11:18 a.m. Monday, a two-vehicle mishap was reported near the intersection of Fifth Street and Avenue E on the city’s East Side.

Lauren Glass, 30, Greencastle, was westbound on Avenue E, driving a 1999 Oldsmobile Bravada, when she observed a 2004 Chrsyler Sebring being backed out of a driveway by William Russell, 64, Greencastle.

Glass told Capt. Chris Jones she thought Russell had seen her vehicle approaching but he did not yield and backed into the path of Glass.

Estimated damage in the accident was listed at $2,500-$5,000.

• At 9:50 a.m. Saturday, a two-vehicle accident was reported at the Percy Julian Drive entrance to McDonald’s, 940 Indianapolis Rd.

Laura Frost, 45, Greencastle, was southbound on Percy Julian Drive in a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze when a 2015 Nissan Rogue, driven by Jerry Wallace, 61, Cloverdale, reportedly pulled into her path of travel from the McDonald’s east exit.

Wallace told Officer Darrel Bunten that he did not see the Frost car because of the glare of the sun.

Damage in the accident was estimated at $5,000-$10,000.

Bunten was assisted at the scene by Sgt. Ed Wilson and Officer Josh Smith.

Sheriff’s Department

Putnam County sheriff’s deputies investigated two recent property-damage crashes.

• At 5:36 a.m. on Wednesday, Lisa C. Hunsicker, 48, Poland, was stoped eastbound on State Road 42 at U.S. 231 in a 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe.

Hunsicker told Deputy Scott Ducker she thought it was her turn and and attempted to turn northbound onto U.S. 231.

Robert C. Woodall, 53, Roachdale, was southbound approaching the intersection in a 2007 International tractor-trailer. Traffic on 231 does not have to stopp at the intersection and Woodall could not avoid a T-bone collision when Hunsicker pulled out in front of him.

Hunsicker was initially pinned in her vehicle and later had to be transported from the scene by Operation Life.

Both vehicles were towed. Damage was estimated at $25,001-$50,000.

Deputy Brian Helmer assisted at the scene.

• At 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, Nicholas A. Garver, 36, Coatesville, was backing into a driveway on Lexington Drive, Heritage Lake, in a 2017 GMC 1500 truck registered to U-Haul.

Peyton J. Myers, 17, Fillmore, was westbound on Lexington Drive in a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. He told Reserve Deputy Mark Jack he noticed the U-Haul but when he braked he lost control on snow and ice, hitting the front driver’s side bumper of the U-Haul.

Damage was estimated at $2,501-$5,000.

Information included in the Putnam Scanner is taken from reports provided to the Banner Graphic by the Greencastle Police, the Greencastle Fire and the Putnam County Sheriff’s departments.

Individuals listed in the blotter have been arrested on probable cause and have not been formally charged. Charging information may change after an initial arrest.