Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
- 7:18 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, North CR 475E, north of East CR 375N, Warsaw. Driver: Gary J. Prater, 31, East US 30, Pierceton. Prater’s vehicle hit slush on the roadway and hydroplaned and hit a tree. Prater had a face abrasion. One passenger complained of shoulder and leg pain, another passenger had back pain and a third had lacerations on his hands and face. Prater and his passengers were all transported to the hospital. Damage up to $25,000.
Winona Lake
Officers with the Winona Lake Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 1:08 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, East CR 225S and Widaman Street, Winona Lake. Driver: Jessica E. Kuhn, 41, Oak Glen Drive, Warsaw. Kuhn’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $2,500.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
- 8:08 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, South SR 25 and East CR 250S, Rochester. Driver: Phillip Bickle, 73, Lafayette. Bickle’s vehicle left the roadway. No additional details at this time.
- 6:55 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, North Old US 31 and East CR 375N, Rochester. Driver: Linda M. Stevens, 72, Bourbon. No details available at this time.