Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an off-road vehicle (ORV) accident that occurred in Kosciusko County on Saturday.
At 6:46 p.m., officers were dispatched to 3466 South Mill Road in the town of Mentone for an ORV accident with injury.
Upon arrival, officers discovered that a dirt motorcycle operated by Aaron Bontrager, 24, had collided with an ORV operated by Andrew Nicolai, 30. As a result of the collision, Alissa Nicolai, 28, a passenger on the ORV, was thrown from vehicle. She sustained serious injuries and was flown to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne with head and internal injuries.
Bontrager was transported by a private party to a hospital in Warsaw with a leg injury.
No one involved was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. Conservation officers urge operators and passengers of ORVs to follow all manufacturers’ safety recommendations and properly use all safety equipment, including seatbelts and helmets.
Assisting agencies included the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, Mentone Police Department, Burket Fire Department, and Lutheran Emergency Medical Services.
Farmland values and cash rent
Parke County native enjoys success with latest business endeavor
Greencastle Superintendent enjoys strong start to school year
Volunteers needed in Cloverdale, Greencastle for United Way of Central Indiana’s ReadUP program
IDEM reminds residents to sort and safely dispose of flood debris
Gov. Mike Braun orders flags lowered to half-staff in honor of Dolly Parton
Indiana law enforcement to increase impaired driving enforcement ahead of Labor Day
Gov. Braun assesses flood damage, takes additional action to help recovery
