Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
9:44 a.m. Friday, May 18, North SR 19, north of West CR 1000N, Nappanee. Driver: Caleb C. Wertenberger, 30, North Rebecca Street, Claypool. Wertenberger advised his vehicle went off the west edge of the roadway and he was unable to regain control. The vehicle went into a ditch. Damage up to $2,500.
3:25 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, East CR 200N and North CR 175E, Warsaw. Drivers: Gavin M. Goldsberry, 20, East Geiger Street, Morganfield, Ky; and Benjamin M. Bingham, 21, Timberline Circle, Warsaw. Goldsberry advised he was in his construction pickup truck backing up when his vehicle struck Bingham’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
North Webster
Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following accident:
5:57 p.m. Friday, May 18, SR 13, south of Easterbrook Drive, North Webster. Drivers: Orlan D. Troyer, 24, CR 20, Middlebury; and Michael L. Lytell, 63, Locust Street, Elkhart. Troyer stated an ambulance was coming up behind him. He looked in his mirror to see what was going on and did not see that Lytell’s vehicle was slowing down to pull over for the approaching ambulance. Troyer’s vehicle rear-ended Lytell’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
8:50 p.m. Friday, May 18, Center Street, Warsaw. A witness stated that while in the parking lot of Owens on Center Street a vehicle struck a parked, unoccupied vehicle and then left the area. Damage up to $2,500.
3:58 p.m. Friday, May 18, Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Drivers: Brandon J. Horn, 25, East SR 114, Akron; and Martha E. Lennane, 72, North Lincoln Street, Warsaw. Horn advised he was backing out of a parking space at Panda Express and did not see Lennane’s vehicle. Horn’s vehicle struck Lennane’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
3:17 p.m. Friday, May 18, South Morton Street and SR 25, Warsaw. Drivers: Anna C. Sullivan, 17, North Johnson Street, Warsaw; and Robert E. Derbyshire, 56, South Briarwood Drive, Warsaw. Sullivan’s vehicle rear-ended Derbyshire’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
7:53 a.m. Thursday, May 17, East Smith Street and East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Drivers: Vasilios H. Batalis, 78, Dausha Court, Warsaw; and Whitney N. Jackson, 25, Walnut Street, Mentone. Batalis advised he was eastbound on Smith Street. He stopped at the stop sign and then proceeded into the intersection. He advised he did not see Jackson’s vehicle, which was turning right onto North Bay Drive from Winona Avenue. Batalis’ vehicle struck Jackson’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.