DeKalb Co. officials respond to 20 crashes, slide offs

DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Department responded to twenty accidents due to snowy weather conditions Tuesday.

Between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m., officials responded to mostly slide-offs. Sergeant Michael Keesler said most the incidents occurred on I-69, with a small number happening in the rest of the county.

Of the twenty accidents, only two involved injuries.

According to a police report, Jennifer Mann, 48, Waterloo, was traveling north on I-69 near mile marker 328 (just south of State Road 8) when she lost control on the slick interstate. The truck struck a guardrail and ended up facing the opposite direction.

Mann was transported to the hospital with bruises to her arm and leg.

A second injury accident occurred on I-69 near mile marker 333 (between Auburn and Waterloo.)

Police said Sharon Robinson, 55, Marion was driving south on I-69. A police report stated Robinson did not know what happened. Her vehicle was found by emergency personnel down an embankment.

She was transported to the hospital due to complaints of back pain and disorientation.