A patrolman with the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office was hit head-on after another driver crossed the centerline.
The collision happened around 1 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21, on State Road 15 near County Road 146.
According to the investigation underway by Indiana State Police, the patrolman, Richard Jasinski, was traveling southbound in his marked 2020 Dodge Durango. Just south of the intersection, a silver 2012 Chevrolet Impala traveling northbound is alleged to have crossed the centerline, crashing into Jasinski head-on.
Jasinski was transported to Goshen Hospital where he was treated and released.
The driver of the Chevrolet, an 18-year-old man, had to be extricated from his vehicle. He was taken to Elkhart General Hospital with injuries that were serious but not believed to be life-threatening.
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in this crash.
Toxicology results are pending for the driver of the Chevrolet.
