Heavy Rain Blamed For Saturday Accident Near Hillsdale

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HILLSDALE, IndSaturday morning around 9:30 AM, Vermillion County Police were called to US 36 near the Montezuma Bridge for a single vehicle accident.

 

Deputies say that 19 year old Brogan Bougher of Montezuma lost control of his vehicle due to heavy rain in the area and ran off of the roadway. 

 

Both Bougher and his passenger 19 year old Samantha Lindsay of Chrisman, IL were uninjured.

 

US 36 had to be shut down for a short period of time, while the vehicle was removed from the heavily wooded area. 

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photo provided by Vermillion County Sheriff