Driver In Stable Condition After Sunday’s Accident
SILVER LAKE — Joni L. Bowers, 25, East Clark Street, Warsaw, has been upgraded from serious condition to stable condition at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, following a two-vehicle accident at 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. The accident was at SR 14 and East CR 100E, east of Silver Lake.
Bowers was transported to the Silver Lake Fire Department where she was airlifted to Parkview Hospital. The extent of her injuries are unknown at this time.
Ryan J. Kolish, 26, North CR 700W, Winamac, and a passenger in his vehicle, Lindsey M. Winter, 25, North Monticello Street, Winamac, were transported to Rochester Hospital for minor injuries. Winter complained of leg pain and Kolish was taken for examination as a precautionary measure.
The preliminary report from investigating officers state Bowers was eastbound in a 2008 Pontiac when for an unknown reason, locked up the brakes on her vehicle. The vehicle skidded eastbound, across the center line and hit the westbound Kolish vehicle. Kolish was driving a 2007 Chevrolet hauling a livestock trailer. The trailer was empty.
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, Silver Lake Fire Department, Life-Med EMS, Lutheran EMS Kosciusko, and Sidney Firefighters responded to the scene.