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UPDATED BY MARIA SIEVERDING MARCH 7, 2018 4 P.M.
Versailles man injured in crash; another taken from scene to jail
Wanda English Burnett
EDITOR
In a head-on crash on US 421 south of Versailles Friday, March 2 about 5:00 p.m. there were a lot of moving parts. According to information from the Ripley County Sheriff’s Department, Ryosuke Kikuchi, 35, of Dublin, OH, was operating a 2016 Honda Accord northbound when he went left of center and struck Danny Creigmile, 73, Versailles, head one. Creigmile was operating a 2017 Chevy Malibu, southbound.
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Pictured left is a vehicle that was involved in the crash on US 421.
Creigmile was airlifted to the UC Hospital in Cincinnati where he had surgery on his spleen and had numerous lacerations and broken bones in his face. Kikuchi was treated at the scene and released. The accident occurred about a half mile south of CR 350 on US 421.
While one of the vehicles was trying to be loaded onto a wrecker, the hydraulic hose burst, leaving fluid all over the roadway. There was already a lot of car parts and pieces from the impact.
According to information from Versailles Marshal Joe Mann, who was assisting at the scene, a driver began driving through the scene. Marshal Mann asked the driver, Frank Gilley of Versailles, to stop. He explained to him this was still an active crash scene with vehicle parts etc. on the roadway. According to Mann, Gilley refused to back up and instead began to move forward even with the officer asking him not to drive through the roadway. Eventually, Gilley was taken from his vehicle and taken to jail. Marshal Mann noted he had great concern for the safety of the firemen who were trying to sweep the debris from the roadway.
Officers want motorists to know when there is an active accident scene they are in charge. They need to clear the way for a variety of reasons before letting traffic continue through. Sheriff Jeff Cumberworth noted that this does happen and he would like to remind motorists to listen to officers at these scenes. The accident is under investigation by the Ripley County Sheriff’s Office. Versailles Fire and Rescue was also on the scene, which was their second accident of the evening on March 2.
Slices of Life: Happiness
By Jill Pertler
Contentment. Satisfaction. Joy. Delight. Exuberance. Jubilation. It doesn’t matter what you call it. We all want to be happy. It’s a pretty basic universal truth. What makes us happy, however, is as unique as each of us. And, to complicate matters even further, what makes us happy today may not do the same tomorrow – and vice versa.
Happiness is constantly evolving as time unfolds and our perceptions grow and unfold right along with the seconds on the clock. When we are babies, happiness is a full belly and an empty diaper. It’s having your dad make a silly face that never fails to make you giggle. It is the magical mystery known as peek-a-boo.
As children, happiness might be defined by a new bicycle or a giant cloud of cotton candy. It is camping out in the backyard, ice cream for breakfast, the first day of third grade, living room forts and the magical mystery known as the tooth fairy. As teens, the quest for happiness continues, albeit without any cotton candy clouds or visits from the tooth fairy. For teens happiness may seem more elusive, life more complicated as the realities of self-awareness and peer pressure kick in. Still, teens do acquire happiness on occasion. It often involves friends, the social scene and dating. It might come from success in sports, academics, school activities or hobbies. Often it takes the form of the magical mystery known as the car keys and a full tank of gas.
Young adults are eager to join the world of grown-ups but don’t yet have some of the responsibilities that will build up over the coming years. They now understand the world of work and probably have come to appreciate the happiness brought on by a promotion and equally so a day off. Weekends may take on new meaning (and joy). The act of dating, which started during the teens may develop into marriage and a lifetime partner. This should, in the best-case scenario, increase one’s happiness quotient. Young adults still experience a sense of immortality; life is an adventure waiting to unfold. They enjoy roller coasters, fast food and splurging on themselves – because they can. However, happiness also comes from the increased responsibilities that often accompany this timespan. Things like a mortgage, a baby, a dog and that magical mystery known as employer paid health insurance.
Seasoned adults no longer self-actualize over a 30-year mortgage but continue to seek happiness based on their experiences and tenure in life. Happiness isn’t as easy as a new bike or new puppy, but it isn’t as fleeting as it perhaps has been in the past. Joy comes from solid life relationships that have been nurtured and developed throughout the years. It comes from knowing what brings happiness and then pursuing that something. It stems from a knowledge of oneself that has also been built over decades. Seasoned adults are no longer chasing the American dream because they’ve decided just to live it in the here and now with who they are and what they have. Their contentment comes from within, rather than from without. Life itself has become the magical mystery, with the realization that it has always been this way – clouds and all. And that, in and of itself, brings on an overall sense of peace and contentment.
Jill Pertler is an award-winning syndicated columnist, published playwright, author and member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Don’t miss a slice; follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook.
