Jan. 10—A man was arrested Thursday evening outside Middlebury after a crash.
Elkhart County deputies reported that Darren Jackson, 30, was driving east on Ind. Thursday at 6:55 p.m. 120 west of York Hills Drive in Middlebury in a 2010 Ford Fusion and failed to yield the right of way to Gloria Davila, 50, of Middlebury, in a 2008 Nissan Sentra.
Davila, police said, was driving east on Ind. 120 and was turning north onto York Hills Drive when Jackson attempted to pass Davila’s Sentra on the left as Davila was turning.
Jackson’s Fusion went off the south side of the road and struck several large rocks, a NIPSCO utility pole and a stop sign, before rolling onto its side and striking the York Hills Sun Homes entrance sign, the report said.
Jackson was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle while drunk and driving recklessly and was booked into the Elkhart County Jail.
ARRESTS
– A 74-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Elkhart County deputies at 12:03 a.m. Thursday on charges of driving while suspended and leaving the scene of an accident after allegedly crashing his 2007 Chevrolet Impala into another vehicle driven near Ind. 15 and CR 18 and flee the scene.
