Arrest made after causing an injury accident

BEDFORD – A Mitchell man was arrested after a warrant was issued for his arrest. 

According to a probable cause affidavit, on November 11th, Bedford Police officers responded to an injury accident on John Williams Boulevard and Williams Park Drive. When police responded they found a gray Pontiac G6 had sustained major damage and a female was trapped inside. 

As police approached the vehicle, bystanders began yelling that the driver of the other vehicle was running from the scene and was headed to the wooded area just east of the accident.

While other officers were assisting at the crash scene, other officers looked for the other driver, 20-year-old Michael Roach.

Officers found Roach’s black Chevrolet Cruise parked in a gravel parking lot south of John Williams Boulevard. The vehicle had heavy front end damage. 

Officers located Roach running east of Hillcrest Road and entered the wooded area near Hillcrest Church. Roach stumbled through the woods and tripped and fell on branches. He then curled up into a ball onto his  stomach and began yelling. He was detained at that time.

Roach was uncooperative with the police as the attempted to arrest him. Officers were finally able to get Roach handcuffed.  Roach refused to walk out of the wooded area on his own recognizance and had to be carried by the officers. Officers then had to restrain Roach’s legs as he continued to resist by kicking and flailing his legs.

Roach was placed in a patrol car and transported to IU Health Hospital for a medical evaluation and chemical  blood test. 

Roach then apologized for causing the wreck and fighting with officers. 

The female, Jamie Jones, was freed from her vehicle and transported to IU Health Hospital for medical treatment and later flown to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis for treatment.

The information was forwarded to the Lawrence County Prosecutor’s Office and a warrant was issued for Roach’s arrest on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury, OWI endangerment, OWI, resisting arrest by force and fleeing, battery on a law enforcement officer and illegal consumption.