DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Police in DeKalb County suspect that drug use may have contributed to a crash Tuesday night. Around 11 p.m., DeKalb County units responded to a possible personal injury accident on I-69 NB near the 332-mile marker.
A Waterloo Fire Department employee had stopped to check on the vehicle which appeared to have struck the INDOT cable barriers in the median.
It was reported the female was unconscious inside. It was determined Michelle Peppler, 48 of Fort Wayne was driving a 2005 Chevy northbound in the given area when she became unconscious from prior “drug usage,” according to a release from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department.
The car reportedly ran off the West side of the roadway into the median striking the cable barriers with the driver’s side. Peppler was not injured in the crash, however, was transported to Parkview DeKalb for further treatment.
Police say that cited drug usage is believed to be a factor in the crash which remains under investigation.
The DeKalb Co. Sheriff’s Department was assisted by the Waterloo Fire Department, Parkview DeKalb EMS.
