Michael L. Miner, 66, East Pierceton Road, Pierceton, suffered an abrasion to the elbow/lower arm after his vehicle struck a grain semitrailer at 7:44 a.m. Tuesday.

Jacob D. Guy, 26, South 250E, Warsaw, driver of the grain tractor/trailer, told Kosciusko County Police he was driving the vehicle out of a parking lot and onto Pierceton Road. Having to make a wide turn, so not to hit a utility pole, he drove the vehicle out onto the road and was facing eastbound in the westbound lane. The cab of his vehicle was slightly off the roadway and the trailer across the entire roadway.

Miner ,stated he thought the tractor/trailer had pulled off the northside of the road. He went to go around the truck, but once he drove past the headlights of the vehicle, he saw the trailer across the roadway. It was too late for Miner to avoid hitting the trailer. Miner stated he could not see the trailer due to the headlights on the truck. Darkness and rain also played a factor.

Damage was estimated up to $25,000.

INITIAL: At approximately 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28, emergency personnel were called to the 3300 block of Pierceton Road in Winona Lake for an automobile accident.

A passenger vehicle collided with a semi-trailer, and the vehicle went underneath the trailer.

The driver of the passenger vehicle reportedly sustained minor injuries. The roadway at the scene is blocked. Please avoid the area until officers can clear the scene.

More information will be provided as it comes available.