Hit-and-run crash damages two vehicles in Jasper; Reward offered

Update: A $500 reward is being offered for information leading to the identification and arrests of the individual or individuals in the tan Ford minivan.

The reward is being offered through the Community Strike Force fund.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the Jasper Police Department at 812-482-2255.

Original: Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a tan Ford minivan that left the scene of a crash Wednesday afternoon.

According to police, the Ford was northbound on U.S. 231 following a 2000 Ford Explorer Sport Trac driven by Angela F. Loveland, 51, of County Road 575E, of Petersburg at about 3:41 p.m.

Near Pleasant View Drive, the minivan ran into the Ford Explorer and pushed it into a 2015 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by Michael A. Bruner, 31, of Smith Circle, Paoli.

Bruner and Loveland both pulled off the roadway after the collisions but the Ford minivan left the scene.

According to police, the Ford had an “In God We Trust” license plate and appeared to be an early 2000 model. It will have extensive front end damage, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Jasper Police Department at 812-482-2255. All calls can remain anonymous.