Possessions lost, but no one hurt in accident
Wanda English Burnett - Editor

"Don't let anyone tell you seat belts aren't important...it saved my life!" exclaimed Sharon Lindsey, 48, of Sarasota, FL, after she was in an accident on Friday afternoon, July 15.

The accident occurred about 3:20 p.m. on US 50 just west of Holton. According to information from Chief Deputy David Pippin, Lindsey was westbound on US 50 when she ran off the roadway and lost control of the pick up truck she was driving. She was pulling a U-Haul trailer, which became separated from the truck upon impact and sent it flying to the other side of the roadway.

"I heard the crash, looked over at the highway and saw all this stuff flying up in the air," noted Brenda Beach, who called 911 and then immediately ran through a field to the scene.

Lindsey said she was moving from Sarasota, FL, to northern Michigan and had many of her belongings with her. "It's a lifetime of collections," she sadly noted. She looked on the bright side though and was grateful she wasn't injured nor were her four beautiful parrots. "We all survived, I guess it wasn't my time to go," she noted as she tended to the birds.

The only other vehicle somewhat involved, was a car that actually drove between the truck and U-Haul trailer and only received some pitting from the gravel that was flying through the air.

Captain David Pippin was the investigating officer and was assisted by Deputy Bill Dramann also of the Ripley County Sheriff's Department, and the Holton Fire Department.

WANDA ENGLISH BURNETT PHOTO

Deputy Bill Dramann of the Ripley County Sheriff's Department helped direct traffic after this accident closed US 50 for a short time on Friday, July 15. After Sharon Lindsey lost control of the truck she was driving, the U-Haul trailer came loose and many of her belongings were destroyed.

WANDA ENGLISH BURNETT PHOTO

Lindsey sifts through some of the wreckage and makes sure her parrots are all safe. She was traveling on US 50 west of Holton when the accident occurred. The Toyota Tundra pick up truck she was driving is in the background where it came to rest after she lost control.