A woman who became distracted by a spider in her vehicle was hospitalized after crashing on County Road 21 near County Road 46 in New Paris.
The collision happened around 12:15 p.m. on Monday, June 2.
According to the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred around 12:15 p.m. when the 69-year-old New Paris woman was driving her Jeep Patriot.
The vehicle struck a mailbox atbefore crashing into a NIPSCO power pole. The driver suffered complained abdomin, back, and wrist pain and was taken to Goshen Hospital for treatment.

2 comments
I’m glad the lady wasn’t seriously harmed.
But was the spider ok?
The spider wasn’t hurting her. She did it herself. How did the spider do after the crash?