SYRACUSE – A Syracuse woman was arrested early Saturday morning after hitting a utility pole. Hillary N. Loveless, 21, of 11885 N. Forest Drive, Syracuse, was arrested for driving while intoxicated and booked into Kosciusko County Jail at 4:52 a.m. Saturday. According to a report from Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputy James Marshall, Loveless allegedly told him she was driving eastbound on CR 1000N when she swerved to avoid a deer. Marshall said she over-corrected and went off the road, striking a utility pole about 800 feet west of CR 900E. Marshall noted the utility pole was leaning “dangerously” over CR 1000N. Loveless agreed to a field sobriety test and registered a .14 blood alcohol content. She was booked into Kosciusko County Jail on a $550 bond. The damage of the incident was estimated to be between $5,000 and $10,000. Utilities crews were called about the pole.
