Brookville, IN —On Saturday afternoon, July 4th, Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the report of a multi-vehicle accident with injuries on S.R. 101 at its intersection with Fox Run Road. Upon arrival, Deputies discovered three vehicles were involved in the accident, and several occupants were injured.
Through the course of the investigation, Deputies determined that Thomas E. Jones, 33, was driving a 2002 Saturn Vue, westbound on Fox Run Road. Jones told investigators that he thought he was at a 4-way stop intersection and proceeded into oncoming S.R 101 traffic. Jones pulled into the path of a southbound 2009 Toyota Tundra being driven by John R. Hanger, 71, of Union, Kentucky. The force of the collision caused the Saturn to strike a 2005 Chevy Malibu, being driven by Regina R. Wilder, 38, of Greensburg, which was stopped on Mounds Beach Road, at S.R. 101.
A 7-year-old and a 5-year-old, both passengers in Jones’ vehicle, were flown by medical helicopter to University Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, for treatment of injuries sustained in the accident. Michelle M. Bledsoe, 27, of Niles, Ohio, also a passenger in Jones’ vehicle, was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
