Portland, Indiana — A 16-year-old Portland girl was killed in a two-vehicle crash.
Angelina J. Geesaman was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on Saturday, July 5, near Jay County Road 700 East and Indiana 26.
According to the Commercial Review, Geesaman was a passenger in a southbound Chevrolet Corvette driven by Isaac M. Springer, 18, of Pennville, when it ran a stop sign at the intersection.
The Corvette collided with an eastbound Dodge Ram pickup truck driven by Mitchell D. Rockwell, 22, from rural Portland.
Springer, who suffered a minor head injury, told police that as he approached the intersection, his car’s brakes locked up.
The Indiana State Police are investigating the fatality.
