State Troopers report one accident and one arrest in the area counties Tuesday.
An accident in Dekalb County Tuesday evening left two with minor injuries. The accident happened at about 5:55 pm on Route EE, just north of Cameron. 64-year-old Vicky Helms and 24-year-old Alexis Ratliff, both of Cameron, were taken to Cameron Regional Hospital for treatment of minor injuries following the accident that happened when Helms failed to yield and was making a left turn into a residential area when she was struck by the Ratliff vehicle. Both drivers were wearing safety belts.
Troopers arrested a Cameron man in Daviess County at about 9:30 pm. Twenty-eight-year-old Jordan Thomas of Cameron was arrested for alleged DWI, no seat belt and failing to drive on the right half of the roadway. He was taken to the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail on a 12-hour hold.
