Three people were taken to hospitals Friday, after a crash on U.S. 30 and County Road 1100 East. The Starke County Sheriff’s Office says it happened just after 11:30 Friday morning.
The driver of a 1998 Jeep had to be extricated from the vehicle, according to police. He and his female passenger were both taken to South Bend Memorial Hospital.
Meanwhile, the driver of a Ford Five Hundred was taken to Starke Hospital in Knox. Police do not believe her injuries were serious. Officers say a dog that was in the car with her was taken by the Starke County Humane Society for safekeeping.
Westbound U.S. 30 was down to one lane for about an hour because of the crash, according to the Starke County Sheriff’s Office. The Koontz Lake and Hamlet fire departments, and Starke County EMS assisted at the crash site.
