SOMERSET,IN On 7/12/16, at approximately 5:00 pm, The Wabash County Sheriff’s Department responded to a crash on S.R 13, ½ mile south of C.R. 950 South. The bridge crossing the Mississinewa Reservoir is under construction at that location and is restricted to one lane traffic.
A farm tractor pulling a hay bailer, driven by Alec S. Lorenz, age; 17, Kokomo, was southbound on S.R 13 through the construction zone, when he lost control of the tractor. The tractor drove over a steel barricade and came to rest on top of the barricade. Mr. Lorenz was not injured in the incident.
S.R. 13 was closed for approximately 5 ½ hours while crews from the Wabash County EMA, Indiana Department of Transportation and the towing service, evaluated and cleared the scene.
Assisting at the scene was the Noble Township Fire Department, Wabash County EMA, and the Department of Natural Resources.