Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
5:10 p.m. Thursday, May 26, 3347 W. CR 950S, Silver Lake. Driver: Derek M. Shilling, 39, West CR 950S, Silver Lake. Shilling’s vehicle collided with a parked car. Damage up to $10,000.
4:49 a.m. Monday, May 23, East CR 350N west of North CR 850E, North Webster. Driver: Kevin J. Harris, 40, North SR 13, Pierceton. Harris’s vehicle left the road and hit a utility pole. Harris admitted to using methamphetamine several hours before driving. He failed field tests and consented to a certified test. Damage up to $10,000.
North Webster
Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following accident:
1:39 p.m. Thursday, May 26, SR 13 and East Washington Street, North Webster. Drivers: Colleen L. Murphy, 49, East Ryerson Road, Pierceton, and Deea A. Vester, 66, North CR 850E, North Webster. Murphy drove her vehicle into Vester’s. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
6:25 p.m. Thursday, May 26, South Buffalo Street and West Jefferson Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Glen W. Matthew, 68, Lakewood Hills Drive, Warsaw, and Brenda E. Smith, 52, South SR 25, Warsaw. Matthew proceeded through the intersection and his vehicle collided with Smith’s oncoming vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
5:45 p.m. Thursday, May 26, Lake City Highway west of Springhill Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: James V. Perrone, 44, Charles Drive, Stevensville, Mich., and Charles R. Wheeler, 86, Gilliam Drive, Warsaw. Perrone became distracted and his vehicle rear-ended Wheeler’s. Wheeler complained of a minor abrasion on his left arm but declined medical treatment. Damage up to $25,000.
4:24 p.m. Thursday, May 26, Argonne Road south of East Jefferson Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Kelsey D. Ward, 23, Chestnut Street, Winona Lake, and Jose F. Lopez, 23, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Ward became distracted and her vehicle rear-ended Lopez’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
2:59 p.m. Thursday, May 26, South Detroit Street and East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Drivers: Elizabeth A. Moore, 35, Charles Street, Winona Lake, Ursua Marcela, 35, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw, and Blake E. McGarvey, 17, EMS T36 Lane, Leesburg. Moore became distracted and her vehicle rear-ended Marcela’s vehicle, pushing into McGarvey’s vehicle. Marcela was cited for not having a valid driver’s license. Damage up to $10,000.