RIPLEY COUNTY - At approximately 1:30 p.m. Friday, Ripley County Dispatch received a 911 call of a vehicle crash with injuries at the intersection S.R. 101 and U.S. 50 in Ripley County. The investigation revealed a 2000 Toyota Celica driven by Ashley Yates, 19, of Milan was southbound on S.R. 101 at U.S. 50. After stopping at the intersection, the Toyota pulled out onto U.S. 50 into the path of a westbound 1998 Dodge Durango driven by 19-year-old Sabrina Lazenby of Holton.
The Dodge struck the Toyota broadside then both vehicles traveled across the median into the eastbound lanes of U.S. 50 where the Dodge came to rest in the eastbound passing lane and the Toyota continued off the south side of the roadway into the edge of a cornfield leaving Yates trapped in the vehicle.
Yates was extricated from her vehicle by members of Milan Fire Department and was then air cared to University Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, for multiple trauma. The extent of her injuries is unknown at this time. Lazenby was transported to Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg with non-life threatening injuries. Two other passengers in the Toyota, 16-year-old Danielle Yates and 15-year-old Eleanor Roder, both of Milan, were treated at the scene by EMT’s for minor abrasions and they were later transported by personal vehicle to a local hospital as a precaution.
Witnesses at the scene told investigators there was a "box truck" westbound on U.S. 50 at the time of the crash that was slowing and preparing to make a right turn to go north on S.R. 101 and may have obstructed Yates’ view of other westbound traffic which may have been a factor in the crash. U.S. 50 was shut down for approximately 15 minutes while Air Care was on the ground. The crash remains under investigation.
The crash is being investigated by Tpr. Brent Miller of the Indiana State Police. He was assisted at the scene by numerous other state police personnel. Also assisting at the scene was Milan Police Department, Ripley County Sheriff’s Office, Milan Fire Department, Milan Rescue 30, Rescue 69, Ripley County Medic, and University of Cincinnati Air Care.
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