Crash Critically Injures Wabash Boy

A 10-year-old Wabash boy is in critical condition this morning, after he was trapped in the wreckage of a car for more than 45 minutes yesterday. The crash also injured the boy’s 38-year-old mother, who is in fair condition this morning. It happened on Old U-S 24, near the intersection with Wabash County Road 800 West. Police say the woman lost control of a Pontiac Grand Am on a patch of ice. The car left the road and slammed into a tree. The main impact was right outside the boy’s door. The car ended up wrapped around the tree, with part of it several feet off the ground. The boy suffered head and internal injuries and his mom had head and facial injuries. A helicopter flew them both to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.