BEDFORD — A Bedford woman is facing multiple operating while intoxicated charges after police say she pulled out in front of an oncoming vehicle on State Road 37, resulting in a two-vehicle crash that injured three people.
According to a probable cause affidavit filed by Bedford Police Officer J. Landon Jones, officers were dispatched at 8:30 p.m. on June 15, 2026, to the intersection of State Road 37 and River Bluff Road. Upon arrival, police located two heavily damaged vehicles sitting in the southbound lanes of the highway.
Investigators identified the driver of a gray 2016 Toyota Scion as Kyle E. Ellingsworth, 65, of Bedford. Officers reported finding Ellingsworth sitting near the scene with visible bruising and bleeding to her arms and legs. While speaking with her, Officer Jones noted slow and slurred speech as well as an odor of alcohol on her person. Emergency medical personnel from IU Health EMS later advised officers that Ellingsworth admitted to drinking alcohol prior to the collision.
According to statements gathered by responding officers, the second vehicle involved—a red 2020 Subaru Forester—was driving Southbound on State Road 37 with two occupants. Witnesses, including a driver trailing behind the Subaru, reported that Ellingsworth pulled out from River Bluff Road to head east across the highway without checking for oncoming southbound traffic. The driver of the Subaru attempted to brake but was unable to avoid striking Ellingsworth’s vehicle.
The driver suffered a nosebleed and abdominal pain, while the passenger also reported abdominal pain. Both were transported by IU Health EMS to IU Health Bedford for treatment.
Prior to her transport to the hospital, Ellingsworth submitted to a preliminary breath test, which registered a breath alcohol concentration of 0.162%. Hospital personnel later conducted a certified blood draw at 9:46 p.m., after Ellingsworth was advised of Indiana’s Implied Consent law.
Officers submitted the blood samples to the Indiana State Department of Toxicology for formal evaluation. A state toxicology report received on August 6, 2026, indicated Ellingsworth’s blood alcohol concentration was 0.190% g/100mL—more than double Indiana’s legal limit of 0.08%.
Following the completion of the investigation, the Bedford Police Department requested an arrest warrant for Ellingsworth on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, OWI with a blood-alcohol level of 0.15 or greater, and OWI endangerment.
Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
