PIERCETON — Joseph Luis Criswell, 35, was injured after an ATV accident behind his residence Saturday, Sept. 26. He suffered lacerations to his right arm and hand as well as a laceration to the top of his forehead and other scrapes and scratches.
Police were called at 12:21 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, to Kosciusko Community Hospital Emergency Room regarding a patient involved in an ATV accident.
Criswell told police he crashed his John Deere Gator ATV in the woods behind his residence at 8280 E. US 30. He stated the ATV left front wheel caught a small tree, stopping the ATV. The accident occurred around 10:30 p.m.
Criswell, who was not wearing a safety belt, was thrown into the windscreen of the vehicle. He stated his right arm went through the windscreen and his head impacted the Plexiglas. A passenger on the gator was not injured.