UPDATE: Accident On Crystal Lake Road
ETNA GREEN — A driver was transported to the hospital after falling asleep and losing control of her vehicle.
Shelby Baker, 20, South CR 900W, Mentone was traveling westbound in her vehicle on Crystal Lake Road, in the area of CR 650W around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24.
Baker swerved, lost control of her vehicle and went off the north side of the roadway. The vehicle rolled once and then struck a tree with the driver’s side door. Baker had to be extracted from the vehicle and was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital.
An officer spoke with Baker at the hospital and she stated she thought she had fallen asleep while driving as she only had gotten two hours of sleep the night before.
Damages were up to $10,000.