WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

801 JACKSON STREET

SALEM, INDIANA

812-883-5999

NEWS RELEASE

 

TYPE OF OCCURRENCE:   Motor Vehicle Accident

DATE OF OCCURRENCE:  Thursday, May 9, 2024

REPORTED TIME:  Approximately 5:58 P.M.

LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE:  Near the address of 6126 E Hurst Road

INVESTIGATING OFFICER:  Hailee Lopotosky                             

ASSISTING OFFICERS:   Sheriff Brent Miller 

OTHER DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED: Washington County Ambulance Service, AirMethods, Pierce-Polk Volunteer Fire Department and Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department

 

DETAILS:  

            At approximately 5:58pm, Washington County Deputies and emergency response personnel were dispatched to the area of 6126 E Hurst Road in reference to a motor vehicle accident with injuries.

Betty Rogers, age 60, of Pekin, Indiana, was traveling west on Hurst Road in a 1999 Buick Century. Kiera Arvin, age 19, of Borden, Indiana, was traveling east on Hurst Road in a 2011 Ford Fusion when the vehicles collided head on. The drivers' statements and evidence at the scene indicated Rogers was left of center.

Rogers was transported to University of Louisville Hospital by AirMethods for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Arvin declined medical treatment on scene. All parties were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the accident.

  Sheriff Brent Miller                   

 WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT