2 Columbus residents injured in separate rollover accidents

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Deputies with the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department responded to two rollover incidents Tuesday evening that involved injuries to Columbus residents.

At about 5:50 p.m, deputies responded to the 2000 block of North County Road 325W in reference to a traffic accident. Upon arrival, a vehicle was located along the east side of North 325W. It was inverted and appeared to have rolled over multiple times, said Judy Jackson, spokesperson for the sheriff’s department.

The female driver, identified as Vanessa Lewis, 33, was flown to Methodist Hospital by Lifeline medical helicopter. Two juvenile passengers were transported to Columbus Regional Hospital for minor injuries.

At about 8:06 p.m, deputies responded to the area of Southern Crossing and County Road 150E for a single vehicle crash. A male was lying in the roadway and a 2001 Jeep Wrangler appeared to have roll-over damage, Jackson said.

The driver, identified as Jeremy Dance, 27, was transported to Methodist Hospital by Lifeline. A juvenile passenger was uninjured.

Please read Thursday’s edition of The Republic for more details.