Area Accident Reports
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 7:35 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, SR 15 and 059A, Warsaw. Driver: Michelle Meyer, 56, Packerton Road, Warsaw. Hit deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 5:09 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, South Union Street and West Prairie Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Barry D. Messer, 65, 450N, Michigan City; and David P. Fruth, 26, Squire Court, Warsaw. Messer disregarded a stop sign and his vehicle struck Fruth’s vehicle at the intersection. Damage up to $5,000.
- 6:58 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, North SR 15, south of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Alexander Dunn, 23, CR 105, Elkhart; and Desiree England, 46, West Street, Milford. Dunn failed to maintain the lane and his vehicle side-swiped England’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 4:06 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, Argonne Road, north of East Hendricks Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Michaela Plummer, 17, Walnut Drive, Warsaw; and Olivia McCraw, 22, Sir Barton Drive, Noblesville. Plummer experienced a medical issue and rear-ended McCraw’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, SR 25 and South Logan Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Tracy Slimak, 53, Memory Lane, Warsaw; and Richard Bishop, 46, Wonderboy Way, Fort Wayne. Slimak failed to yield the right of way and struck Bishop’s vehicle at an intersection. Damage up to $25,000.
- 9:58 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, SR 15 and Bass Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Faith McSpadden, 23, Dogwood Street, Warsaw; and Elizabeth Swain, 21, Harrold Road, Churubusco. McSpadden rear-ended Swain’s vehicle when it slowed to turn. Damage up to $10,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 4:51 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, South Huntington Street, Syracuse. Drivers: Donna Smith, 85, North Main Street, Syracuse; and Lisa Shields, 60, East Morrison Island Road, Syracuse. Smith’s vehicle rear-ended Shields’ vehicle. Damage under $1,001.
Elkhart County
Officers with the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
- 11:08 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, CR 36 and East County Line Road, near Millersburg. Drivers: Joseph Hershberger, 23, Goshen; and Juan Gonzalez Murillo, 30, Ligonier. Hershberger disregarded a stop sign and his vehicle struck Gonzalez Murillo’s vehicle on the front driver’s side. Hershberger’s vehicle then struck a utility pole and a fence, before rolling on the passenger side and striking a shed. Hershberger was ejected and pinned under his vehicle. Gonzalez Murillo’s vehicle struck a fence. Hershberger’s vehicle and Gonzalez Murillo’s vehicle sustained heavy damage from the accident. A utility pole and two different fences were damaged and a shed was destroyed. Hershberger was transported to South Bend Memorial Hospital for minor injuries sustained, and Gonzalez Murillo was transported to Parkview Fort Wayne Regional Hospital for unknown injuries.