PIERCETON – A North Manchester man was airlifted to Fort Wayne early Saturday evening after his vehicle rolled-over several times north of Pierceton. Justin D. Heeter, 18, of North Manchester, was airlifted to Lutheran Medical Center, Fort Wayne, in serious condition with a lower leg injury. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputies and emergency personnel responded Saturday at approximately 5:37 p.m. to a 911 call of a motor vehicle roll-over crash north of Pierceton. Responders arrived and located a single vehicle that was several hundred feet off the east side of Ind. 13 near the intersection of CR 150S. Pierceton Fire Department extracted Heeter from the vehicle and immediately transferred him to an awaiting helicopter. Kosciusko County Fatal Alcohol Crash Team investigators stated that Heeter had left the roadway for an unknown reason and rolled over into a field, landing on its top. KCSD stated that the crash is still under investigation pending a legal blood draw, as required by law. Kosciusko County FACT was assisted at the scene by members of the Pierceton Fire Department, Pierceton Police Department, Multi-Township EMS and the KCSD.
