Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 5:21 a.m. Monday, Jan. 11, East CR 500N west of North Cranbrook Road, North Webster. Driver: Monty J. Sechrist, 46, East Brown Road, Leesburg. Sechrist was traveling eastbound on Armstrong Road, North Webster. After passing the intersection of North CR 750E and prior to reaching the intersection of North Cranbrook Road, a deer struck his vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
- 3:53 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, East CR 400S north of South County Farm Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Mary L. Serrano, 59, West CR 950S, Silver Lake, and Kierstin M. Bullington, 28, West Old Road 30, Warsaw. Serrano was traveling east on East CR 400S at the intersection of South County Farm Road, Warsaw. She entered the intersection in the path of Bullington, who was traveling northbound on South County Farm Road, Warsaw. Serrano’s vehicle hit Bullington’s. Damage up to $25,000.
- 11:44 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, West CR 100S, Warsaw. Driver: Devin C. McFadden, 26, West CR 100S, Warsaw. McFadden was traveling eastbound on CR 100S, Warsaw, when his vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 11:19 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, North SR 15 north of Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Driver: Pamela S. Wood, 68, Pine Brook Drive, Bristol. Wood was traveling northbound on North SR 15, Warsaw, when a deer hit her vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
- 7:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, South SR 15 south of West Union Street, Warsaw. Driver: Queinton T. Ray, 20, East CR 500S, Pierceton. Ray was traveling northbound on SR 15 south of Union Street, Warsaw, when his vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 2:48 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, North CR 200E south of East CR 900N, Leesburg. Drivers: Cristina Velez, 45, North CR 150E, Warsaw, and Jennifer L. Cochran, 44, North Nash Drive, Syracuse. Both vehicles were northbound on CR 200E approaching CR 900N, Leesburg, when they collided. Damage up to $5,000.
- 7:21 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, North Fox Farm Road south of South Side Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Daylan C. Dubois, Madison Street, Rochester. Dubois was traveling northbound on Fox Farm Road, Warsaw, when his vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 6:22 a.m. Monday, Jan. 11, South County Line Road east of North CR 750E, Syracuse. Driver: Christian R. Ortiz Rivera, 23, East Fifth Street, Ligonier. Ortiz Rivera was traveling eastbound on CR 1400N just east of the intersection of CR 1400N and North CR 750E, Syracuse, when his vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 8:55 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, 500 Turtle Bay Drive east of Parkview Avenue, Syracuse. Drivers: Mallory L. Zellmer, 28, Short Ridge Drive, Warsaw, and Daryl A. Berger, 41, West CR 1350N, Nappanee. Zellmer said she was following Berger’s vehicle in her vehicle when Berger pulled his vehicle off the side of the road. She started to drive her vehicle around Berger’s vehicle when he pulled his vehicle back onto the road. Their vehicles collided. Damage up to $1,000.
- 2:39 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, East Innovation Boulevard west of SR 13, Syracuse. Drivers: Antonio D. Rodriguez, 25, Stone Drive, Goshen, and Cammron S. Sheehan, 44, Avery Drive, Coldwater, Mich. Rodriguez turned west onto East Innovation Boulevard, Syracuse, and didn’t realize Sheehan’s vehicle was as close as it was. His vehicle collided with Sheehan’s. Damage up to $10,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 11:28 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, 3611 Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Augustina Mejia, Thompson Avenue, Fort Wayne, and Garry L. Miller, 70, South Main Street, Claypool. Mejia was backing her vehicle out of the McDonald’s parking lot when her vehicle hit Miller’s. Damage up to $2,500.
- 6:01 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, 3660 Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Atilano A. Avelar, 40, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw, and Thomas A. Palacios, 39, South Kitson Drive, Syracuse. Avelar was traveling eastbound in the Stock + Field parking lot when his vehicle hit Palacios’. Damage up to $2,500.
- 5:06 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, North SR 15 and West CR 300N, Warsaw. Drivers: Douglas M. Cihlar, 60, NE Wawasee Drive, Syracuse, and Jeryl R. Cates, 34, West Baker Street, Warsaw. Cihlar was traveling northbound on North SR 15 approaching the intersection of West CR 300N, Warsaw. He began to slow his vehicle for traffic stopped at the traffic light. His foot slipped off the brake, causing his vehicle to crash into the back of Cates’ vehicle. Cates complained of head pain, and two passengers in his vehicle complained of head pain and head, chest and abdominal pain respectively. Damage up to $10,000.
- 3:57 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, 640 W. CR 300N, Warsaw. Drivers: Linda L. Yates, 76, Reed Street, South Whitley, and Ari S. Velazquez-Cuazitl, 32, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Yates’ and Velazquez-Cuazitl’s vehicles collided in the PetSmart parking lot. Damage up to $5,000.
- 10:32 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, 2888 Frontage Road, Warsaw. Driver: Elizabeth K. Forschner, 17, North Elder Road, Larwill. Forschner was backing her vehicle out of a parking space when her vehicle collided with a parked vehicle. Damage under $750.
- 6:31 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, East US 30 east of North Parker Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Teresa K. Miller, 59, North Georgia Street, Kimmell, and Quentin C. Maloney, 28, West Main Street, Larwill. Miller was traveling eastbound on East US 30 in between the intersections of Springhill Road and North Parker Street, Warsaw. Miller said she misjudged the distance between her vehicle and Maloney’s vehicle, which was stopped in traffic facing east on East US 30. Her vehicle hit the back of Maloney’s. Damage up to $2,500.
- 10:45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 8, 590 W. CR 300N, Warsaw. Drivers: Darlene K. Federico, 72, South Merry Estates Drive, Silver Lake, and Eva K. Sellers, 62, South CR 100W, Claypool. Federico was backing her vehicle out of a parking spot and her vehicle collided with Sellers’. Damage up to $2,500.
- 1:12 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, 2473 Jalynn St., Warsaw. Drivers: Christina E. Miller, 33, West CR 250S, Warsaw, and Peter J. Thiel, 47, Schilling Drive, Crown Point. Miller was backing up her vehicle when she collided with Thiel’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.