MUNCIE, IN — A Muncie woman was arrested for driving while intoxicated after a crash on the late night of Friday, April 10, that resulted in a van with 10 young passengers overturning.
Jeff Stanley, chief deputy for the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department, said the crash was reported shortly before 11:30 p.m. in the 500 block of West Fuson Road.
The chief deputy said a preliminary investigation showed a Chevrolet Trax — driven by Jessica Nicole Miller, 49 — was traveling southwest on Fuson Road when it crossed the center line and collided with a passenger van, which overturned and came to rest on its top.
The van was occupied by two adults and two children associated with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Muncie.
Six of the children were taken to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital for evaluation and were later released to their parents or guardians, Stanley said.
“At the time the scene was cleared, the most serious reported injury was a torn hamstring,” the chief deputy said.
A Daleville police officer who arrived at the scene before deputies began an investigation into Miller’s possible intoxication, She was arrested and remained in the Delaware County Jail on Saturday evening under a $5,000 bond, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated resulting in injury.
A legal blood draw was taken from the driver of the van, standard procedure after crashes resulting in injuries, Stanley said.
The crash remains under investigation by the sheriff’s department.
Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.
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