One Injured in Accident in Hamlet Area

One person was injured in an accident Thursday afternoon in the Hamlet area.

According to the Hamlet Police Department, multiple calls were received by the Starke County Justice Center about a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of U.S. 30 and 600 East at 2:14 p.m. CT.

Police say initial information obtained at the scene indicated that a northbound vehicle driven by 36-year-old Bryan Brantley did not see an eastbound vehicle driven by 34-year-old Benjamin Schoch. As a result, one driver was transported for medical evaluation for non-life-threatening injuries.

The Hamlet Police Department was assisted at the scene by the Hamlet-Davis Township Fire Department, Oregon-Davis Police Department, Starke County Sheriff’s Department, and Starke County Emergency Services.