Several people are in the hospital after a head-on crash at the intersection of S.R. 9 and C.R. 450 S in DeKalb County. Officials tell reporters Gage Naylor, 21, of LaGrange, was turning east onto 450 S…but he fails to yield to a northbound vehicle. Naylor’s SUV hits the car, driven by Melissa Bontreger, 47, of LaGrange, head-on. The second vehicle careens off the road…landing in a ditch. The SUV spins sideways…coming to a rest in the middle of S.R. 9. Then…the SUV is hit by another car, driven by Omar Caballero, 41, of Howe. Naylor, a child in the SUV, Bontreger, several children in the car…plus more kids in the last car…are taken to the hospital for treatment. Their conditions are unknown. The crash remains under investigation…by both state and local officials. No word on any citations at this hour.
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