Area Accident Reports
North Webster
Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 12:10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, SR 13, north of West Crystal Flash Road, North Webster. Drivers: Patricia A. Kuhn, 77, East CR 400N, Leesburg; and Tabitha J. Morris, 28, East County Line Road, Syracuse. Kuhn’s vehicle hit the driver’s side door of the Morris vehicle when Kuhn changed lanes in front of Morris. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 4:33 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, CR 75N, west of CR 175E, Warsaw. Driver: Bert L. Gibson, 68, East Burkhart Drive, Warsaw. A vehicle veered into the Gibson’s lane of travel. Gibson, who was test driving a motorcycle, attempted to avoid the vehicle by going off the road. This caused him to lose control of the motorcycle and crash into a ditch. Gibson fell off his motorcycle onto the roadway. Gibson was not wearing a helmet and sustained multiple abrasions and a compound fracture to his ankle. He was transported to Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Damage up to $5,000.
- 2:43 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, SR 15, south of Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Ali R. Kashani, 61, Widaman Street, Winona Lake; and John A. Moore, 33, South Country Club Road, Warsaw. Kashani’s vehicle struck the back of Moore’s vehicle, which was stopped in traffic. Both drivers refused medical treatment at the scene. Damage up to $25,000.
Elkhart County
Officers with the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
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3:53 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, US 6 and Innovation Boulevard., Syracuse. Drivers: Tosha Snyder, 31, New Paris and Justin Lord, 37, Warsaw. Both were northbound on SR 13, Snyder hit the back of Lord’s vehicle as he was slowing down to turn onto Innovation Boulevard. Snyder was issued a citation. A passenger in Lord’s vehicle complained of back pain and signed off from going to the hospital.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident:
- 1:36 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, Old US 31 and East Lucas Street, Rochester. Driver: Abigail E. Richard, 19, Rochester. Richard hit a pole with her car. Damage to the pole guide wires was reported.
- 12:40 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, Wabash Ave. and East Ninth Street, Rochester. Semi and pickup truck collision, no injuries were reported.