On May 10, 2026, at 5:51 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a report of an accident with injuries at the off ramp of Interstate 64 onto US 41. Upon arriving Deputy Wyatt Lashbrook observed a White 2026 Chevy Equinox with rear end damage stopped at the stoplight. Upon speaking with the driver who was complaining of neck injury they advised that they were rearended by another vehicle who left the scene shortly after the accident happened. While on scene witnesses came forward with statements and photographic evidence of the fleeing vehicle. At that point multiple a Be On the Look Out was placed for the other vehicle a Red 2014 Toyota Prius. Through the assistance of multiple officers from the Gibson County Sheriff’s Office and Princeton Police Department the vehicle was located in the 1000 block of North 950 West in rural Gibson County. Law enforcement spoke the driver, 38-year-old Mabel Zamarripa of Grayville and at the conclusion of the investigation, Ms. Zamarippa was taken into custody and transported to the Gibson County Detention Center where she was charged with Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage accident.
Deputy Wyatt Lashbrook was assisted in his investigation by Princeton Officers Matt Perry and Jackie Wood. He was also assisted by Deputies Wes Baumgart, Shawn Holmes, Eric Powell, and Bart Wagner.
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