DeKalb County Teen Injured in Early Morning Crash
The Indiana State Police responded to and investigated an early morning crash just outside of Garrett that sent an Auburn teenager, and Avilla native, to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries.
According to Senior Trooper Stephan Smeltzley at approximately 8:00 am, Paige M. Grate, 17, from Auburn was driving a 2006 Ford Five Hundred southbound on County Road 11 A near County Road 64. Smeltzley indicated that Grate's vehicle may have hydroplaned on the wet roadway and began to go left of center. Grate tried to recover and over-corrected which sent her vehicle off of the west side of the roadway.
Grate's Ford then rolled onto its top where it came to rest before she was able to crawl out and summons help. Smeltzley stated that because she was wearing her seatbelt, Grate's injuries were minor in comparison to what could have happened otherwise. She complained of pain to her head, back and legs and was taken to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne for treatment. Assisting at the scene were the DeKalb County Sheriff Department and EMS, the LaOtto Fire Department and the Indiana Conservation Officers.
Grate grew up in Avilla.
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