PARKE COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — A crashed vehicle leads to a runaway juvenile being returned to their family.
That’s according to Parke County Sheriff Jason Frazier, whose office reported that deputies were called to the scene of a U.S. 41 single-vehicle crash just south of County Road 610 S near Lyford at 2:25 p.m. on Thursday.
Investigating deputies found that the vehicle had been taken by a juvenile runaway from northern Indiana. The vehicle had reportedly been taken without permission from a family member.
The juvenile reportedly has never been licensed to drive and was released to their family.
Sheriff Frazier thanked Clinton City Police for assisting at the scene.