High-Speed Chase Ends In Crash On Ind. 19N
March 1, 2017 at 8:58 p.m.
By Staff Report-
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputies were notified at approximately 9:42 a.m. by the Elkhart County dispatch center of an officer pursuing a vehicle southbound on Ind. 19 from Kosciusko CR 1350N, according to a news release from the KCSD.
Shortly afterward, officers were notified that the suspect vehicle had crashed with the driver being ejected into a field.
Kosciusko County Fatal Alcohol Crash Team re-constructionist were summoned to the scene and preliminarily determined that the driver, Joshua Alexander Wardlow, 23, South Bend, had attempted to pass a vehicle during the pursuit. Wardlow then lost control of his tan 2005 Mercury Montego as he attempted to get back into the southbound lane of Ind. 19 near Kosciusko CR 1050N. His vehicle traveled off the west side of the roadway, striking a utility pole, and then rolling multiple times, at which point he was ejected into a field.
Wardlow was airlifted from the scene by Medflight air-ambulance to South Bend Memorial Hospital. He was listed in stable condition this morning.
The initial investigation by officers has determined that Wardlow had been in a purported “road-rage” incident as he was traveling southbound on Ind. 19 near Ind. 119.
Nappanee Police officers were notified of the suspect vehicle as he entered into the town limits and attempted to stop the vehicle, at which point Wardlow allegedly began to flee.
Officers stated that potential charges will be filed for Wardlow’s arrest upon his release from medical care.
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputies were notified at approximately 9:42 a.m. by the Elkhart County dispatch center of an officer pursuing a vehicle southbound on Ind. 19 from Kosciusko CR 1350N, according to a news release from the KCSD.
Shortly afterward, officers were notified that the suspect vehicle had crashed with the driver being ejected into a field.
Kosciusko County Fatal Alcohol Crash Team re-constructionist were summoned to the scene and preliminarily determined that the driver, Joshua Alexander Wardlow, 23, South Bend, had attempted to pass a vehicle during the pursuit. Wardlow then lost control of his tan 2005 Mercury Montego as he attempted to get back into the southbound lane of Ind. 19 near Kosciusko CR 1050N. His vehicle traveled off the west side of the roadway, striking a utility pole, and then rolling multiple times, at which point he was ejected into a field.
Wardlow was airlifted from the scene by Medflight air-ambulance to South Bend Memorial Hospital. He was listed in stable condition this morning.
The initial investigation by officers has determined that Wardlow had been in a purported “road-rage” incident as he was traveling southbound on Ind. 19 near Ind. 119.
Nappanee Police officers were notified of the suspect vehicle as he entered into the town limits and attempted to stop the vehicle, at which point Wardlow allegedly began to flee.
Officers stated that potential charges will be filed for Wardlow’s arrest upon his release from medical care.
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