Area Accident Reports
Claypool
Officers with the Claypool Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 10:52 a.m. Monday, Jan. 24, South SR 15, west of West CR 200S, Warsaw. Drivers: Maria D. Travieso Martinez, 42, Rolling Hills Avenue, Columbia City; and Leslie A. Cervantes-Vega, 53, West CR 250S 79, Warsaw. Travieso Martinez was traveling south on SR 15 when she slid into Cervantes-Vega’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
- 11:54 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, Calhoun Street, east of South Railroad Street, Claypool. Driver: Danny J. Warner, 60, West Section Street, Claypool. Warner was traveling east on Calhoun Street when his vehicle sideswiped a compacted pile of snow, resulting in damage to his vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
- 6:50 a.m. Monday, Jan. 24, 9018 E. Backwater Road, north of EMS W23 Lane, North Webster. Driver: Richard E. Wade, 60, East Armstrong Road, Leesburg. Wade was traveling north on North CR 900E when his vehicle slid through an intersection, damaging an awning at 1908 E. Backwater Road, North Webster. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $25,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 1:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, Turtle Bay Drive, north of Parkview Avenue, Syracuse. Drivers: Charles A. Weaver, 54, Walnut Street, New Paris; and Edward J. Lapato, 53, Prairie Drive, Syracuse. Weaver’s vehicle rear-ended Lapato’s. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 4:48 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, Commerce Drive, south of US 30, Warsaw. Drivers: Kristian E. Stultz, 22, Stonehedge Boulevard 5, Fort Wayne; and Shelbie K. Holler, 36, South CR 350W, Columbia City. Stultz had just turned right off of US 30 when his vehicle slid into Holler’s. Damage up to $5,000.