AKRON – Tuesday afternoon after school a Tippecanoe Valley High School student was airlifted after a serious crash in Fulton County.
Dylan R. Stimeling, 17, Mentone, was airlifted to Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, for head trauma. He was listed in critical condition this morning.
Tuesday at approximately 3:25 p.m., officers from the Indiana State Police, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department and the Akron Town Marshal’s Office responded to a single-vehicle crash on Ind. 19 north of Fulton County CR 100N.
A preliminary investigation by Trooper Todd Trottier revealed Stimeling was driving a 1994 Chevrolet Camaro southbound on Ind. 19. The Camaro was allegedly passing another vehicle at a high rate of speed in the northbound lane of the two-lane road. When Stimeling tried to return the Camaro to the southbound lane, he lost control, and traveled off the west side of Ind. 19. The Camaro then hit a pile of cement blocks, causing the vehicle to flip before coming to rest on its top.
Stimeling had to be extricated from his vehicle by firefighters from the Mentone and Henry Township Fire Departments.
Stimeling was wearing a seat belt, which Trottier believes helped reduce the severity of his injuries. Excessive speed is believed to be a contributing factor in this crash.
Also assisting at the scene were the Fulton County EMS and Mentone EMS.
