Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 7:40 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, North CR 475E, north of East CR 375N, Warsaw. Driver: Edith H. Johnson, 55, North CR 550W, Larwill. Johnson was traveling north on North CR 475E when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
- 7:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, EMS T34 Lane, south of EMS T34D Lane, Warsaw. Driver: Trevor A. Smith, 30, Antwerp Drive, Hicksville, Ohio. Smith was backing his vehicle and trailer when his trailer hit a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
- 4:12 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, North Syracuse Webster Road, north of East CR 1100N, Syracuse. Driver: Mark A. Rocha, 37, North CR 250E, Milford. Rocha was traveling north on North Syracuse Webster Road when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
- 8:54 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, South SR 25, south of West CR 150S, Warsaw. Driver: Carmen L. Michaelsen, 69, Bluebird Drive, Warsaw. Michaelsen was traveling north on South SR 25 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
- 6:41 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, North CR 300E, north of East Bowser Road, Syracuse. Driver: Jena L. Swain, 35, North Nash Drive, Syracuse. Swain was traveling north on North CR 300E when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 3:58 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2125 S. SR 13, Pierceton. Driver: Tommy S. James, 71, Bergan Street, South Bend. James was turning right in a parking lot when he hit a wheelchair hauler on a parked vehicle. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $10,000.
- 7:41 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, West CR 200S, east of South SR 15, Warsaw. Drivers: Megan E. Mishler, 17, Nuthatch Drive, Warsaw; and Layton R. Cooper, 18, South CR 350E, Warsaw. Mishler was traveling west on West CR 200S when she rear-ended Cooper’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
- 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, South SR 25, near South CR 550W, Warsaw. Driver: Gary Barton, 67, West SR 25, Mentone. Barton was traveling east on SR 25 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 4:55 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, East US 30, east of East CR 250S, Pierceton. Drivers: Eric J. Watkins, 27, Michaels Street, Warsaw; and Flint M. Miller, 46, CR 4, Middlebury. Watkins was in the center lane crossover at East US 30 when he pulled out in front of Miller’s vehicle. Watkins complained of pain and sustained a head abrasion. He was taken to a local hospital. Miller complained of back and neck pain; he was checked by medics at the scene. Damage up to $25,000.
- 7:09 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, East SR 14, east of South CR 100E, Silver Lake. Driver: Suzanne C. Beyeler, 49, South Trail Ridge Road, Warsaw. Beyeler was traveling west on East SR 14 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
- 12:03 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, East Backwater Road, east of North CR 950E, North Webster. Driver: Samuel M. Rapp, 56, South CR 1200W 57, Pierceton. Rapp was traveling west on East Backwater Road when a vehicle traveling eastbound crossed the center line. Rapp swerved his vehicle, which resulted in his vehicle leaving the roadway and hitting a tree. Damage up to $2,500.
- 10:32 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 7344 S. SR 15, Warsaw. Driver: Tsigahans Y. Haile, 36, West Alameda Avenue 2L, Anaheim, Calif. Haile was backing his vehicle into a loading dock when his vehicle backed into dock housings, damaging interior trim on the metal siding. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $50,000.
- 7:10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, South CR 600W, near West CR 600S, Mentone. Driver: Michael A. Meade, 46, North Franklin Street, Mentone. Meade was traveling south on CR 600W when his vehicle left the roadway and hit a utility pole. A passenger in Meade’s vehicle, April R. Meade, 40, Mentone, complained of shoulder pain. Michael said he would take April somewhere for medical treatment. Damage up to $10,000.
- 8:21 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, East CR 1300N, west of North Kern Road, Syracuse. Driver: Ashlyn S. Blocher, 19, Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. Blocher was traveling west when her vehicle left the roadway and hit a mailbox. Damage up to $2,500.
- 7:39 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, North CR 800W, south of West CR 640N, Etna Green. Driver: Mason L. Jackson, 20, West Martin Drive, Mentone. Jackson was traveling south on North CR 800W when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
- 7:32 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, South SR 15, south of West Union Street, Warsaw. Driver: Michael L. Beard, 65, South Lake Sharon Road, Warsaw. Beard was traveling south on SR 15 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 6:48 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, East CR 350N, west of East Saddlebrook Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Jacob M. Sudlow, 24, North Brook Boulevard, Warsaw. Leta M. Erne, 78, Warsaw, was crossing the roadway to get her mail and didn’t notice any oncoming vehicles. Her right hand was hit by Sudlow’s vehicle. Erne was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital for minor hand injuries. Damage under $750.
- 5:18 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, East CR 1300N, west of North Kern Road, Syracuse. Driver: Austin L. Myers, 18, Turkey Creek Drive, Milford. Myers was traveling west on CR 1300N when his vehicle left the roadway and hit a fence on the property of Catherine L. Hoopingarner, Syracuse. Damage up to $2,500.
- 2:21 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, West Levi Lee Road, west of West Edgewater Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Luis E. Silvestre, 21, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Silvestre was traveling east on West Levi Lee Road when he noticed an oncoming vehicle was traveling west in his lane of travel. To avoid a collision, Silvestre drove his vehicle off the roadway and hit a tree. Silvestre complained of chest pain and was checked by medics at the scene. Damage up to $10,000.
- 12:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, East CR 1300N, east of North CR 750E, Syracuse. Driver: Heriberto Herrera Rodriguez, 37, Southfield Drive, Ligonier. Herrera Rodriguez was traveling west on CR 1300N when his vehicle slid and left the roadway, hitting a pole. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $25,000.
- 11:13 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, East CR 500N, east of North CR 750E, North Webster. Driver: Hope N. Steffe, 50, East Seneca Street, Albion; and John B. Voelz, 56, South Meadow Drive, Warsaw. Steffe’s vehicle rear-ended Vole’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 11:59 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, South CR 700E, north of East CR 800S, Pierceton. Drivers: Brian S. Chasse, 58, East CR 950S 43, South Whitley; and Jan R. Freel, 65, North Calhoun Street, South Whitley. Chasse was traveling north on CR 700E when his vehicle hit the driver’s side mirror of Freel’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
- 8:11 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, East US 30, east of East Van Ness Road, Warsaw. Driver: Camden M. Fitzgerald, 18, Stanton Hall Parkway, Fort Wayne. Fitzgerald was traveling east on East US 30 when his vehicle slid and left the roadway, overturning onto its driver’s side. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $25,000.
Milford
Officers with the Milford Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 3:20 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, CR 1250N, west of Creek Bend Lane, Milford. Driver: Dora S. Slabaugh, 21, East Lapoint Drive, Milford. Slabaugh’s vehicle left the roadway and hit a road sign. Damage under $750.
North Webster
Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 3:54 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, 7248 N. SR 13, North Webster. Drivers: Kenneth L. Silveus, 59, West Market Street, Pierceton; and Steven D. Lecount, 57, Green Hill Drive, Warsaw. Silveus was backing his vehicle when he hit Lecount’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 9:05 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, East Backwater Road, west of North CR 850E, North Webster. Driver: Jason B. Zorn, 36, East Backwater Road, North Webster. Zorn was traveling west on Backwater Road when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 1 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, North SR 13, south of East CR 200N, North Webster. Driver: Steffanie K. Jimenez, 30, North Main Street C., North Webster. Jimenez was traveling north on SR 13 when she hit plowed snow on the edge of the roadway, resulting in damage to her vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 4:02 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, South Huntington Street, north of South Sycamore Street, Syracuse. Drivers: Andrew M. Shoemaker, 36, East CR 500N, Leesburg; and Stephen H. Hill, 71, East CR 500N, Leesburg. Shoemaker’s vehicle rear-ended Hill’s vehicle. Damage up to $1,000.
- 5:56 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, South Huntington Street, south of East Bowser Road, Syracuse. Drivers: Cole A. Young, 16, East Highland View Drive, Syracuse; and Richard D. Nelson, 62, West Hillside Drive, Syracuse. Young was traveling south on South Huntington Street when he was rear-ended by Nelson’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 2:38 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, West Lake Street, east of Leiter Drive, Warsaw. Driver: William T. Stump, 28, North Sunset Drive, Warsaw. Stump was traveling east on West Lake Street when his vehicle slid on the roadway and hit a guardrail. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $25,000.
- 3:57 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw. Driver: unknown. Laura Herring said her vehicle was hit while it was parked. The driver who caused the damage fled the scene. Damage up to $2,500.
- 7:27 a.m. Friday, Feb. 11, US 30, near CR 150W, Warsaw. Drivers: Richard Stephens, 56, Dobson Avenue, South Holland, Ill.; and Robert J. Harrison, 48, Hartzler Street, Warsaw. Stephens was traveling east on US 30 when the traffic signal at the intersection of CR 150W turned yellow. Stephens had a red light when he entered the intersection, which resulted in him hitting Harrison’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
- 8:55 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, East CR 75N, west of North CR 225E, Warsaw. Driver: Amy M. Prater, 26, Tecumseh Street, Warsaw. Prater was traveling east on East CR 75N when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 4:59 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, North Parker Street, near East US 30, Warsaw. Drivers: Michael E. Leatherman, 74, East Center Street, Warsaw; and Jennifer A. Nelson, 43, South CR 900W, Claypool. Leatherman was traveling north on North Parker Street when he rear-ended Nelson’s vehicle. The traffic signal for the left turn lane was yellow; Leatherman said he believed Nelson was going to go through the intersection. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $25,000.
- 12:51 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, US 30, east of East Old Road 30, Warsaw. Drivers: Emma L. Branning, 19, South CR 350W, South Whitley; and Sharon K. Slusher, 56, East Old Road 30, Pierceton. Branning was traveling west in the left lane of US 30 when she rear-ended Slusher’s vehicle. Branning complained of head pain but refused treatment at the scene. A passenger in Slusher’s vehicle, Malta S. Walters, 82, Pierceton, complained of head pain and was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Damage up to $5,000.
- 7:21 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, SR 15, north of Prairie Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Aubrey L. Sparks, 16, East Section Street, Claypool; and Lori A. Haug, 53, 10th Road, Bourbon. Sparks was traveling south on SR 15 when she rear-ended Haug’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 7:01 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, SR 15, south of West Prairie Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Adam S. Deming, 17, South Woodfield Trail, Warsaw; and Heather A. Millington, 50, North Williamson Drive, Warsaw. Deming was traveling south on South Buffalo Street when he rear-ended Millington’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
- 4:14 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, 900 Provident Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Faith M. Hurst, 26, West Highway 30, Columbia City; and Mark A. Stagge, 47, North Kildare Circle, Muncie. Hurst was backing her vehicle from a parking space at the same time Stagge was backing his vehicle. This resulted in a collision. Damage up to $2,500.
- 9:03 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, East Sheridan Street, near North Lincoln Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Angela M. Wood, 41, Belmont Drive, Warsaw; and Dana L. Hatfield, 40, North Old Orchard Drive, Warsaw. Wood was traveling north on North Lincoln Street when her vehicle slid through a stop sign and hit Hatfield’s vehicle. A passenger in Hatfield’s vehicle, Jennifer Hatfield, 3, Warsaw, complained of neck pain and was checked by medics at the scene. Damage up to $10,000.
- 6:52 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, South Zimmer Road, north
- of West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Drivers: Charles F. Boring, 58, South Indiana Street, Warsaw; and unknown. Boring was traveling south on Zimmer Road when he was rear-ended by an unknown vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, Ranch Road, near Henderson Street, Warsaw. Driver: Brooklyn R. Cox, 23, East CR 700N, Leesburg. Cox was traveling south on Ranch Road when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
- 10:26 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, SR 15, near Jalynn Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Eddie S. Christner, 74, Pimlico Drive, Warsaw; and Michael L. King, 75, West Clearwater Drive, Warsaw. Christner was traveling north on SR 15 when he crossed the center line and hit King’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
- 5:10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 11, 6878 West SR 14, Rochester. Driver: Hillary D. Durie, 36, Medaryville. Vehicle involved in an accident.