05/01/2026
Motor Vehicle Crash.
On Thursday, April 30, 2026, at approximately 7:36 am, members of emergency services were dispatched to the intersection of State Road 60 West and Sycamore Street in Campbellsburg, Indiana in reference to a motor vehicle crash involving a Salem School bus, a West Washington School bus and a white Jeep Cherokee.
According to driver and witness statements, a Salem School bus was stopped at the stop sign on Sycamore Street, waiting to turn east onto State Road 60. A West Washington School bus was westbound on State Road 60, entering the turn lane to turn north onto Sycamore Street. The driver of a white Jeep was following the West Washington School bus and continued to travel west in the westbound lane, past the West Washington School bus.
The driver of the Salem School bus did not see the white Jeep behind the West Washington School bus and pulled out into the intersection. The driver of the Jeep collided with the Salem School bus near the left rear wheel and then collided with the West Washington School bus before coming to a rest. The Salem School bus and the Jeep received serious damage to both vehicles. The West Washington School bus received minor damage.
All students on both school buses were checked by members of the Washington County Ambulance Service with no injuries reported.
The driver of the Salem School bus was identified as Lorrie Highfill, age 42 of Salem. The driver of the West Washington School bus was identified as Ellesha Haley, age 48 of Salem. The driver of the Jeep was identified as Michaela Callaway, age 22 of Salem. Callaway was transported to St. Vincent Hospital by personal vehicle for treatment of minor injuries.
Captain Joseph Keltner is the investigating officer and was assisted by the Washington County Ambulance Service, Campbellsburg Fire Department and School Resource Officers Rob Batchelor and Aaron Dennis.
Photograph provided by Sheriff Brent Miller.
