Ambulance damaged in Wednesday evening crash

A county-owned Operation Life ambulance and a pickup truck were both damaged in a crash Wednesday evening in Marion Township.

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FILLMORE — A Putnam County Operation Life ambulance was damaged Wednesday evening when it collided with a pickup truck in Marion Township.

At 6:18 p.m., Spencer A. Stevens, 31, Crawfordsville, was southbound on County Road 750 East in the 2017 Dodge Ram ambulance.

Stevens told Putnam County Deputy Bobby Boyd he came to a complete stop at County Road 100 North. Stevens said he saw a pickup truck approaching from the east but believed it was a four-way stop so he proceeded into the intersection.

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Oather N. Duncan, 60, Greencastle, was westbound in the pickup. He told Boyd he saw the ambulance come to a stop before proceeding into the intersection. However, he could not avoid hitting the left front of the ambulance with the right front of the pickup.

After impact, both vehicles continued into a yard southwest of the intersection.

Both Stevens and his passenger, 29-year-old Eric Landrum of Jamestown, complained of minor pain and were transported to Hendricks Regional Hospital. Duncan was not injured and declined treatment.

Boyd estimated damage t $10,000-$25,000.

Both vehicles were towed.

Like other Operation Life vehicles, the ambulance is registered to the Putnam County Commissioners.