DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says that one person was hurt in a crash after one driver failed to yield to an emergency vehicle on Friday.
In a press release from the DeKalb County Sherriff’s Office, a 2017 Hyundai was heading eastbound on the 1700 Block of State Road 8 around 12:30 p.m. when it struck a 2012 Mistubishi, yielding to an emergency vehicle. The emergency vehicle did have its emergency lights and siren activated.
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says the Hyundai hit the rear of the Mitsubishi. The driver of the Hyundai, 26-year-old Savannah Lay of Garrett, told police that she did not notice the Mitsubishi and did not see the emergency vehicle until it was too late.
Lay complained of leg pain and face pain due to airbags that were deployed in the crash. The driver and passenger of the Mitsubishi were not injured in the crash.
The DeKalb Co. Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Indiana State Police, Garrett Fire Department, Parkview EMS, DeKalb County Central Communication, and Jeff’s Towing, C. Noels Towing.
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