Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an Off Road Vehicle (ORV) crash that injured a two-year-old child Sunday afternoon. 
 
Sometime before 2:25 p.m. Sunday, Cody Kissich, 25, was operating a Polaris Sportsman 335 ORV near the 4100 block of South County Road 350 West near Lovett, Indiana. Kissich’s two-year-old son was sitting on the ORV in front of him. The ORV overturned and ejected both occupants.
 
Neither occupant was wearing a helmet or any other protective gear at the time of the crash.Kissich took the child to St. Vincent Hospital in North Vernon and the child was airlifted to Riley Hospital in Indianapolis.  The extent of the child’s injuries are not known at this time.  
 
At approximately 2:25 p.m., Indiana Conservation Officers were dispatched and arrived at St. Vincent Hospital shortly after.  The crash is currently under investigation.  
 
Indiana Conservation Officers strongly encourage riders to wear a helmet and necessary safety equipment, as well as understand all laws while operating any Off-Road Vehicle on and off of Indiana roadways.

Yesterday, around 12:31 p.m., two Indiana State Troopers discovered over 120 pounds of marijuana while on a traffic stop on the Indiana Toll Road.  The stop occurred eastbound near the 22 mile marker.  This is near the Portage Barrier.

Troopers observed a grey Dodge Avenger commit several traffic violations while travelling eastbound in front of them.  The Dodge was stopped the for the traffic violations near the 22 mile marker.

While the troopers spoke to the driver, Howard Montgomery, age 46 of Rochester, NY, and the passenger, Danielle Ruise, age 32 of Roshester, NY, they became suspicious of criminal activity.

A free-air sniff was conducted by Indiana State Police K9, Axel, who gave a positive indication.  After conducting a search, troopers located approximately 121 pounds of suspected marijuana in the trunk of the Dodge.

Montgomery and Ruise were both arrested and face preliminary charges of Dealing Marijuana, Level 5 Felony.  Montgomery and Ruise were both transported to the Porter County Jail.

The Indiana State Police were assisted by officers with the Portage Police Department and detectives with the Porter County Sheriff’s Department. 

This morning, Bradley York, 38, of Evansville was arrested after leading Indiana State Police in a brief chase that ended in a crash on Darmstadt Road south of Mohr Road.

At approximately 10:46 a.m., Trooper William Campbell observed York disregard the traffic light at Heidelbach and Diamond Avenue. 

York was Charged with: 

1. Resisting Law Enforcement with a Vehicle, Class 6 Felony
2. Resisting Law Enforcement, Class A Misdemeanor
3. Criminal Recklessness, Class B Misdemeanor
4. Reckless Driving, Class B Misdemeanor
5. Driving While Intoxicated, Class A Misdemeanor

He was driving a 2006 Pontiac Vibe. Trooper Campbell attempted to stop the vehicle, but York refused and continued west on Diamond Avenue and then north onto First Avenue.  York disregarded the stoplights at Buena Vista and Campground Road.

The vehicle continued north onto Darmstadt Road at a high rate of speed. As York approached a curve south of Mohr Road he lost control and went left of center sideswiping a 2005 Toyota traveling southbound. 

The Pontiac then struck the guardrail on the west side of Darmstadt Road causing the vehicle to spin around facing south. Trooper Campbell stopped his patrol car on Darmstadt Road just south of the collision to prevent the vehicle from proceeding forward, but York accelerated and drove his vehicle into the front end of Trooper Campbell’s patrol car. York was not able to maneuver his vehicle after the collision with the patrol car. He was ordered out of the vehicle, but he refused.

Evansville Police arrived and assisted Trooper Campbell with removing York out of the vehicle.  He continued to resist and was tased by an Evansville Police Officer.  York was eventually taken into custody and transported to St. Vincent Hospital for minor injuries. 

The driver of the vehicle that was sideswiped was treated and released at the scene.  Darmstadt Road was closed for approximately 90 minutes while Troopers investigated the incident.

Further investigation revealed York had a blood alcohol content of .11%. York is currently being transported to the Vanderburgh County Jail.

Arresting Officer: Trooper William Campbell, Indiana State Police

Assisting Officers: Sergeant Kevin Brown, Trooper Dustan Rubenacker and Lt. Brian Bailey