Five injured in Randolph County traffic accident
Douglas WalkerWINCHESTER, Ind. — Five people were injured Thursday in a two-vehicle crash in northeastern Randolph County.
According to Ken Hendrickson, chief deputy for the Randolph County Sheriff's Department, the traffic accident was reported about 2:35 p.m. on Randolph County Road 400-E, south of County Road 700-N.
Hendrickson said a 2007 Chevrolet Impala driven by Ranatta Gray, 39, of Union City, Ohio, was southbound when it crossed the center line and collided with a northbound 2017 Ford Edge driven by Deborah Smiley, 47, of Ridgeville.
Gray and a 10-year-old passenger in her vehicle were flown by medical helicopter to a Fort Wayne hospital, where they were treated for broken legs.
Two other children in her vehicle, ages 9 and 10, were taken to Reid Hospital in Richmond for evaluation.
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Smiley was taken to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie for evaluation, the chief deputy said.
The sheriff's department is continuing to investigate the crash.
EMS units from Union City — both Indiana and Ohio — along with Winchester and Jay County also responded to the scene.
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Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.