(1-8-25) Brayden M. Sprunger (22) Portland, was driving a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado east on Indiana 67 near county road 200 East about 5:30 a.m. Monday behind a 2009 Toyota Camry driven by Yermi Deivi Velasquez (18) of Portland.

Velasquez lost control on a patch of ice on the road, causing the vehicle that he was driving to spin 180 degrees and into Sprunger’s truck.

Velasquez, while talking with the Jay County Sheriff ’s Office officer, informed them that he was driving without a license. It was discovered that the owner of the vehicle, Jesse Y. Gonzalez of Union City, did not not have insurance on the vehicle.

Velasquez was charged with a Class C misdemeanor for operating a vehicle without a license. He was released from Jay County Jail on a $1,000 bond.