Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
7:22 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, SR 13, north of Grandview Drive, Syracuse. Drivers: Phyllis A. Wilkinson, 87, Wawasee Lane, Syracuse; and Susan K. Haessig, 46, Warner Road, Syracuse. Wilkinson’s vehicle rear-ended Haessig’s vehicle. Wilkinson complained of pain in both knees and her nose. Haessig complained of pain in her left shoulder and her head. Damage up to $25,000.
5:46 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, SR 13, north of East CR 900N, Syracuse. Driver: Kaytlyn B. Smith, 22, North SR 13, Pierceton. Smith’s vehicle struck a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
5:38 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, North CR 100E, north of East CR 350N, Warsaw. Driver: Jonathan B. Edwards, 40, Main Street, Syracuse. Edwards’ vehicle struck a deer. Damage up to $2,500.
2:03 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, US 30, west of South CR 450E, Warsaw. Driver: Alle S. Cantu, 21, North CR 650W, Kimmell. Cantu said a deer entered the roadway and when she swerved to avoid striking the deer, her vehicle went off the roadway, into a ditch. The vehicle spun around and ended upon its side against a row of trees. She was extricated from the vehicle by Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory and local law enforcement, and taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital by Lutheran EMS complaining of head, neck, back and leg pain. Damage up to $50,000.
8:11 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Driver: Mickie D. Pontius, 65, Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Pontius’s vehicle struck a parked, unoccupied vehicle as Pontius was pulling into a parking space. Damage up to $2,500.
8:05 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, SR 15, north of West CR 550S, Warsaw. Driver: Lisa J. Kipker, 57, Oakdale Street, Warsaw. Kipker’s vehicle struck a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:
11:49 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, Lake Street, south of Market Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Charles A. Taylor, 67, Market Street, Warsaw; and Anjenette Hasse, 45, John Street, Nappanee. Taylor’s vehicle struck Hasse’s vehicle as Taylor was exiting a parking lot and merging onto Lake Street. Damage up to $5,000.