Health

Woman Airlifted After Wreck

Written By: Sam Savage

By The Tribune, Seymour, Ind.

Jun. 24–An 87-year-old Columbus woman was hospitalized in critical condition at an Indianapolis hospital Monday after she was injured in a wreck in the Cortland area earlier in the day.

According to a report from Jackson County Officer Adam Nicholson, Mary M. Yeadon underwent surgery for a broken femur at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis after the wreck, reported in the 6000 block of East County Road 800N at 11 a.m. Monday.

Yeadon was flown from the scene to Indianapolis by Dunn Flight Helicopter Service after she was freed by Hamilton Township volunteer firefighters, using the jaws of life, from the pickup she had been driving.

Yeadon’s 12-year-old and 14-year-old great-granddaughters also were in the vehicle. They were treated by Jackson County Emergency Medical Services personnel and taken to Schneck Medical Center in Seymour. They were later released.

Nicholson was assisted by county Detective Bob Lucas and county Lt. Darin Downs.

Nicholson also investigated a wreck earlier in the day that left a 26-year-old Norman woman complaining of “severe” neck and shoulder pain. That wreck, which involved a Honda passenger car driven by Jane Bair, occurred in the 9300 block of West County Road 750N (Buffalo Pike) in Salt Creek Township.

Bair told police she was driving east on County Road 750N when she swerved to avoid a deer. The vehicle then hit a tree. Two juveniles riding in the vehicle with Bair were not injured in the wreck, reported at 8:41 a.m. Monday, Nicholson said.

Jackson County EMS treated Bair and took her to Schneck Medical Center for treatment. Pershing Township volunteer firefighters also assisted at the scene.

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