WABASH COUNTY,Indiana – On February 9th, 2016, at approximately 6:04 a.m., the Wabash County Sheriff’s Department responded to a personal injury accident on S.R. 15, just south of 1500 North. The preliminary investigation shows that a southbound vehicle driven by a Shelly A. Boyd, age; 50, North Manchester, lost control of her vehicle, crossed the centerline, and struck a northbound vehicle. The northbound vehicle was driven by an Erica L. Staats, age; 36, Wabash. Ms. Staats was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital and then transferred to Lutheran Hospital with severe leg injuries, and is listed in critical condition. Ms. Boyd was transported to Parkview Wabash Hospital and then transferred to Lutheran Hospital with broken ribs, and a spleen laceration, and is listed in critical condition. Icy roads and snowy conditions may have contributed in to the cause of the accident.
The investigation is continuing.