TAYLORSVILLE, Ind. — A two-vehicle accident in Taylorsville injured five people last Friday around 7:15 p.m.
A report from the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department says a car driven by Jose Ruiz, 53, of Elkhart, was northbound on U.S. 31 when he attempted an abrupt turn onto Heflin Park Road. Ruiz struck a vehicle driven by Steven Green, 38, of Edinburgh.
Medics from the U.S. military stopped to provide initial aid to the victims.
Jose Ruiz was transported to Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. A passenger with Ruiz, Anna Ruiz, 44, was taken to Columbus Regional Health along with three juvenile, male passengers in their car. Green refused ambulance service. No conditions are available.