Nov. 15—Elkhart County Prosecutor Mervin Miller on Wednesday in St. The cause of death of two men found submerged in a pickup truck in the St. Joseph River was determined to be drowning.

Autopsies were performed Friday morning on Theo Bean, 30, of Elkhart, and Tireno Washington, 39, of Bristol.

Miller said the drowning was caused by being trapped in the submerged vehicle. The manner of death was accidental, he said in a press release.

Elkhart County deputies responded to St. Louis on Wednesday at 3:46 p.m. They reported discovering a 2018 Ram 150 pickup truck in St. Joseph River.

Officers say the truck was driven by Bean and Ind. He guessed it ran from the north side of 120 West, near CR 19, down a ditch and into the river.

Their families had reported the two men missing since Sunday.

3 people were injured in the accident

Ind. at 05:36 on Friday. Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash at 119 and CR 40.

According to Elkhart County deputies, a 2010 Nissan Maxima driven by Leidy Katherine Garcia Becerra, 29, Mishawaka, was traveling eastbound on CR 40 when she ignored a stop sign and collided with a 2021 Nissan Versa.

The Versa was driven by Oscar Garcia Rojas, 37, of Goshen, Ind. He was heading southwest on 119.

Garcia Becerra was complaining of chest pain. His passenger, Jorge Isaac Garcia Becerra, 1, Goshen, had a headache. They were taken to Elkhart General Hospital for treatment.

Garcia Rojas had lower leg pain and back pain. He was taken to Gökçen Hospital for treatment.

Garcia Becerra allegedly never had a valid driver’s license, drove without insurance and ignored a stop sign.

Garcia Rojas was cited for never having a valid driver’s license.

Goşen woman injured in accident

Friday at 11:22 a.m. two miles south of Goshen, Ind. A Goshen woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash at 15 and CR 142.

According to Elkhart County deputies, a 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by 19-year-old Kyle Schwartz of Millersburg, Ind., traveled westbound on CR 142 and stopped for a stop sign, but then pulled out of Ind. He proceeded towards junction 15 and could not yield the right of way. A 2011 Honda Odyssey traveling north on section 15. Ginger Byng, 43, of Goshen was driving the Honda.

Byng complained of chest pain and was taken to Goshen Hospital for treatment.

Schwartz, who reported no injuries at the scene, was cited for failure to yield the right of way.

Arrests

— A 56-year-old Goshen woman was arrested by Goshen police on a warrant issued by Goshen City Court and charged with operating a vehicle in violation of a traffic law at 9:23 a.m. Thursday morning. He was taken to the Elkhart County Jail.

—A 30-year-old Goshen man was arrested by Goshen police at 5:12 p.m. Thursday on a theft charge and later released at the scene on a written promise to appear in court. The man was arrested at Walmart, 2304 Lincolnway East.

— A 49-year-old Goshen man was arrested by Elkhart County deputies following a crash on Old CR 17, south of CR 18, Wednesday at 9:08 p.m. The man was the driver of a vehicle that hit the police department. , said the police. The man was allegedly drunk and was arrested and jailed on charges of driving under the influence – endangerment.

—A 27-year-old Elkhart man was arrested at 8:21 a.m. Thursday by Elkhart County deputies in the 29000 block of CR 22 on charges of possession of marijuana, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was taken to the Elkhart County Jail. .

—A 27-year-old Elkhart woman was arrested by Elkhart County deputies at 1:45 p.m. Thursday on charges of driving while intoxicated, resisting law enforcement and driving without a license. He was taken to the Elkhart County Jail.

IDENTITY THEFT

A 43-year-old Goshen woman reported to Goshen police at 12:16 a.m. Thursday that someone was using her ID to work.

THEFTS AND THEFTS

—According to Elkhart County deputies, several items were stolen from a warehouse owned by Managed Health Systems at All Secure Storage, 54401 Independence St., Elkhart, at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

—Several items were stolen from the 57000 block of CR 23 in Goshen between midnight Sept. 13 and midnight Oct. 29, according to an Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office report.

— A 46-year-old woman reported to Elkhart County deputies that someone broke into a storage unit at Storage Rentals of America in Elkhart and stole items between 5 and 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5.

FAKE

A 72-year-old man reported to Elkhart County deputies that between Oct. 20 and Nov. 4, someone cashed three fraudulent checks totaling $5,882 from his account.