Elkhart, IN : Three injured in crashes involving five vehicles on Ind. 19 on Monday, 30th December, 2019

A crash where a Wakarusa woman lost control of her truck amid snowfall led to four more vehicles crashing on Ind. 19 near Elkhart Monday night.

Amid slick road conditions, a pickup truck driven by Jeanette Pollard, Wakarusa, lost control and struck the barrier in the highway’s median north of C.R. 26 around 8 p.m., Elkhart County police said in a news release.

After Pollard crashed, Ashley Brimhall, Goshen, tried to avoid striking the truck, but her vehicle spun out in the process and struck an SUV driven by Liliana Khailo, Elkhart. That incident caused Philip Lehman, Syracuse, to stop his car, but it was rear-ended by an SUV driven by Donald Truex, Nappanee, when his vehicle slid in the snow while trying to stop as well, according to police.

Pollard and a 5-year-old boy in her pickup truck were both taken to Elkhart General Hospital to receive treatment for injuries, police said.

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