Holton woman seriously injured in two-vehicle accident
Wanda English Burnett - Editor

According to information from the Indiana State Police, an accident occurred at the intersection of US 50 and Michigan Road around 8:44 p.m. Tuesday, June 15, sending an area woman to the hospital with serious injuries.

Police say Jacqueline H. Bryant, 32, of Holton, was traveling south on Michigan Road near US 50 at a high rate of speed. She disregarded the stop sign and collided with a 1983 Ford Truck driven by Jessie S. Bannister, 25, of North Vernon, who was westbound on US 50.

Information from Trooper James Wells of the Indiana State Police, Versailles Post, noted that Bryant's car struck the front passenger side of the truck causing both vehicles to cross the eastbound lanes of US 50 and come to rest in a field south of US 50.

Bryant was trapped inside her vehicle and suffered serious injuries. Trooper Wells, who was in the area and responded immediately to the scene noted that Bryant was trapped inside in a small space.

Air Care was not able to fly due to weather conditions and the patient was taken to Margaret Mary Community Hospital, Batesville, by ambulance and later transferred to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis where she is in the intensive care unit.

Bannister, along with his two children, who were passengers in the truck, were taken to the St. Vincent Hospital in North Vernon, where they were treated for minor injuries.

Police say the accident is currently under investigation and charges are pending. Agencies assisting at the scene were the Ripley County Sheriff's Department, Versailles Police Department and Ripley County fire and EMS services.