By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News

A Terre Haute teenager was arrested for drunk driving this morning after police say he crashed his vehicle and left the scene.

Ian C. Wilson, 19, was booked into the Vigo County Jail around 2:40 p.m. He is charged with operating while intoxicated, illegal consumption of an alcoholic beverage, open alcohol container and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident. Wilson's blood alcohol content was .22 percent and he was transported to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries suffered in the accident before being take to the jail.
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Emergency crews responded to the single-vehicle crash on Lombardi Drive, just west of SR 63 around 7:20 a.m.

Indiana State Police Sgt. Matt Ames said Wilson was driving his Dodge Ram pickup truck west on Lombardi Drive when he left the roadway, striking a tree, causing his pickup to go airborne. 

"The truck landed on the passenger's side, slid into a large tree and came to an abrupt stop," he said.

Wilson reportedly was observed by witnesses climbing out of the vehicle and walking away from the accident scene. 

Ames said Wilson was located about a half a mile away, on foot, by Senior Trooper Ted Robertson and the Vigo County Sheriff’s Department. 

Vigo County Sheriff's Department assisted at the scene.

By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News

A Terre Haute man was arrested yesterday after police say he battered his girlfriend's baby a day earlier.

Noah A. Rowans, 21, was booked into the Vigo County Jail around 6:30 p.m. He is charged with Level 6 felony neglect of a dependant.

Rowans was taken into custody at Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis, after police say he admitted to shaking and battering the 2-month-old infant while his girlfriend was at work.

The infant was transported to the Indianapolis hospital by helicopter for treatment of serious injuries suffered as a result of allegedly being shaken by the suspect-- from jostling the baby's unsupported head and neck. ​
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According to the probable cause affidavit, filed by Detective Troy Pesavento, of the Terre Haute Police Department, Rowans admitted he had "lifted the victim up and down multiple times, and while doing this, [he] stated that he noticed the victim's head whip back and forth" to the point the baby was in obvious distress.

The infant appeared to be in an altered state of consciousness. Rowans told investigators the baby was  in obvious pain and not breathing normally after the incident. 

In fact, the baby reportedly suffered bleeding on his brain, uncontrolled seizures and an unregulated heart rate as a result of the alleged abuse.

Rowans remains held in the jail on $50,000 bond, no 10 percent allowed. He is scheduled to appear in Div. 6 court Dec. 1.

By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News

An impaired driver was taken into custody late last night after striking a utility pole on Fruitridge Avenue near Deming Park.

Emergency crews responded to the single-vehicle crash near Hudson Drive just before midnight. The driver was transported to a local hospital by Terre Haute Police Department for injuries suffered in the crash and medical clearance before going to the Vigo County Jail, according to scanner traffic.

The silver passenger car sustained heavy front end -damage after hitting the pole and knocking down power lines. The road was closed to traffic while crews worked the scene.

Duke energy and Terre Haute Fire Department assisted at the scene.