Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 11:42 p.m. Sunday, June 19, South SR 15 and South Paxton Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Jeff W. Johnson, 67, South Rosewood Drive, Warsaw. Johnson’s vehicle collided with a deer. Damage: Up to $10,000.
- 10:48 p.m. Sunday, June 19, West CR 400N and North CR 150W, Warsaw. Driver: Bethany L. Smiley, 32, West Snyder Road, Warsaw. Smiley’s vehicle collided with a deer. Damage: Up to $2,500.
- 8:35 p.m. Sunday, June 19, North SR 13, north of East CR 1120N, Syracuse. Driver: Brady D. Claassen, 21, North Center Street, North Webster. Claassen’s vehicle collided with a deer. Damage: Up to $2,500.
- 7:33 a.m. Sunday, June 19, South County Farm Road, south of East CR 600S, Warsaw. Driver: Landon R. Cornell, 34, Goshen. Cornell’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage: Up to $25,000.
- 6:34 a.m. Sunday, June 19, East CR 1000S, east of South CR 400E, Sidney. Driver: Adrienne Aughinbaugh, 21, East Center Street, Sidney. Aughinbaugh’s vehicle collided with a deer. Damage: Up to $5,000.
- 12:12 a.m. Sunday, June 19, North SR 13, south of North Syracuse Webster Road, North Webster. Driver: Nathaniel C. Houchin, 20, East Backwater Road, North Webster. A deer collided with Houchin’s vehicle. Damage: Up to $10,000.
- 10:05 p.m. Saturday, June 18, West CR 700S, east of South CR 200W, Claypool. Driver: Mark A. Smith, 61, South CR 400W, Claypool. The pin that was holding Smith’s hay wagon came loose. It left the roadway and hit a pole and two mailboxes. Damage: Up to $2,500.
- 2:41 p.m. Saturday, June 18, West CR 500N, east of North CR 200W, Warsaw. Driver: Alexander Bollinger, 18, Beverly Street, Hinesville, Ga. Bollinger lost control of his vehicle. It flipped and landed in a beanfield. Damage: Up to $10,000.
- 12:42 p.m. Saturday, June 18, West CR 200N, east of North CR 350W, Warsaw. Driver: Crimson R. Mitchell, 53, North CR 400W, Leesburg. Mitchell was backing up her vehicle and hit a parked vehicle with it. Damage: Up to $5,000.
- 8:09 p.m. Friday, June 17, South CR 1000W, north of West CR 800S, Warsaw. Driver: Stephanie D. Shepherd, 43, Franklin Street, Akron. Shepherd’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage: Up to $2,500.
- 10:40 a.m. Friday, June 17, 3534 S. Palestine Lane, Warsaw. Drivers: Teresa S. Miller, 73, South Palestine Lane, Warsaw; and Cindi C. Trier, 26, East CR 400S, Warsaw. Miller was backing up and hit Trier’s vehicle with hers. Damage: Up to $10,000.
- 4:43 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, North SR 13, north of North Ideal Beach Drive, Syracuse. Driver: Angela R. Tuttle, 46, Harrison Court, Syracuse. Tuttle said another vehicle left its lane of travel, causing her to leave the roadway. Tuttle complained of head pain and was checked out on scene by medics. Damage: Up to $2,500.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 9:04 a.m. Sunday, June 19, East Benton Street, south of North Front Street, Syracuse. Driver: Ginger E. Abbs, 65, East Benton Street, Syracuse. Abbs was backing up her vehicle and hit a parked vehicle. Damage: Up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 1:06 p.m. Saturday, June 18, East US 30 and North Parker Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Sherry L. Hyden, 66, South Ralston Avenue, Independence, Mo., and Rory K. Scher, 33, Persimmon Lane, Oswego, Ill. Hyden’s vehicle collided with Scher’s. Damage: Up to $5,000.
- 3 p.m. Friday, June 17, East Center Street and Eastlake Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Unknown and Robert W. Tolliver, 63, North CR 150W, Columbia City. An unknown driver hit Tolliver’s vehicle and left the scene. Damage: Up to $10,000.