31-03-2025
POLICE NEWS: Two injured in three-vehicle crash
Two people were injured in a three-vehicle crash at Ind. 13 and C.R. 10 at 4:06 p.m. Friday.
According to a report from the Elkhart County Sheriff's Office, a 2007 Toyota Rav 4 driven by a 17-year-old Bristol girl, who police only identified as A.M., was northbound on Ind. 13 when it collided with the rear of a stopped 2014 Cadillac Escalade. The Escalade was driven by Terry Costner, 53, Nappanee. It, in turn, collided with the rear of a 2003 Ford Explorer Sport driven by Brett Hoover, 38, New Paris, which was stopped because a vehicle in front of it was turning.
The 17-year-old Bristol girl and her passenger, Jennifer Bell, 38, New Paris, both complained of pain. Officers did not state if any medical treatment was required.
Neither Hoover nor Costner reported any injuries at the scene.
Runaway horse damages vehicle
A runaway horse and buggy in the parking lot of Menard's, 1925 Lincolnway East, Goshen, struck a parked truck causing minor damage at 10:42 a.m. Saturday, according to a report from Goshen police.
THEFTS
• A firearm was stolen from the vehicle of a 30-year-old Goshen woman sometime within the past three weeks while at 61108 C.R. 17, Goshen, according to Goshen police.
BATTERY
• A 29-year-old Elkhart man reported to Goshen police at 8:45 p.m. Saturday that he was battered by someone he knows int he 300 block of Oakridge Avenue. The victim was injured and required medical treatment, police reported.
ARRESTS
• A 39-year-old Goshen woman was arrested by Goshen police at 1 a.m. Sunday on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated following a traffic stop in the 1000 block of Sedgefield Way. She was taken to the Elkhart County Jail.
• A 19-year-old man was arrested by Goshen police at 1:02 a.m. Saturday on charges of underage drinking and criminal recklessness after officers were called to Brookside Manor, 61108 C.R. 17, to investigate the sound of gunfire.
