Teen Girls Injured in Crash

A 17-year-old Pierceton girl is in the hospital this morning after the car she was driving crashed into a tree. The collision also injured a 17-year-old Ligonier girl who was passenger in the car. State Police say the Pierceton girl was driving north on State Road Five in extreme southwestern Noble County at about 11 o’clock last night. Police say after the girl drove through a curve, she lost control of the car and over corrected. The car left the road and hit the tree. At least one of the girls was pinned in the wreckage for a while. The Pierceton girl is in good condition this morning at Parkview Whitley Hospital. But the Ligonier girl had to be flown to Parkview in Fort Wayne, where she’s in fair condition this morning.