Driver Reportedly Falls Asleep at the Wheel, Resulting in Two-Vehicle Accident Early Tuesday Morning

Around 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 6th Maribel Sosa, of Bremen, was travelling eastbound on US 6 west of Douglas Road in a 2014 Honda CRV, when she reportedly fell asleep, crossed the center line and struck a 2016 International ProStar Semi driven by Jesse Manderson of Indianapolis.

According to Marshall County Police incident report, Sosa had to be cut from her vehicle by the Bremen Fire Department and she was transported to the Bremen Hospital by Lutheran EMS. She was treated for a complaint of leg pain and released later that morning. Police report that second driver was not injured in the crash.

The report indicates that alcohol is not believed to be a factor in this accident. The Bremen Police Department and Indiana State Police assisted Marshall County Police with this incident.