Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 7:11 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, East CR 350N, east of North Airport Road, Warsaw. Driver: Jo A. Eccles, 40, South Main Street, North Webster. Eccles was traveling west on CR 350N when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
- 5:46 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, East CR 750N, west of North CR 300E, Leesburg. Driver: Nathan L. Ott, 48, East Harper Road, Leesburg. Ott was traveling west on East CR 750N when two deer entered the roadway. Ott attempted to avoid hitting the deer, and his vehicle left the roadway and rolled into a grass-covered property that had two rows of small pine trees. No injuries were reported. Damage up to $25,000.
- 6:50 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, South SR 15, south of West Union Street, Claypool. Driver: Aldo Medina, 18, West Old Road 30 3, Warsaw. Medina was traveling north on South SR 15 when his vehicle left the roadway and entered a field. No injuries were reported. Damage up to $25,000.
- 1:11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, East US 30, north of South SR 13, Pierceton. Drivers: James P. Bilot, 20, Michigan Avenue, Swarthmore, Pa.; and Courtney N. Cox, 31, EMS B1A Lane, Leesburg. Bilot was traveling west on East US 30 when he ran a red light and hit Cox’s vehicle. The accident caused Bilot’s vehicle to leave the roadway and hit road signs near the northwest corner of the intersection. Bilot complained of neck pain after the accident. Damage up to $25,000.
- 11:16 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, East CR 200N, west of North CR 400E, Warsaw. Driver: Douglas R. Macklin, 62, EMS B33A Lane, Warsaw. Macklin was traveling east on East CR 200N when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
- 7:22 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, East SR 14, west of South CR 600E, North Manchester. Driver: Rebecca M. Ashby, 42, South Main Street Apartment G., Claypool. Ashby was traveling west on East SR 14 when she hit a deer in the roadway that had previously been hit by another vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 6:51 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, North Fox Farm Road, east of North CR 200W, Warsaw. Driver: Kaleb R. Goble, 18, West Old Road 30 24, Warsaw. Goble was traveling west on North Fox Farm Road when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
- 5:58 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, East SR 14, west of South CR 600E, North Manchester. Driver: Valerie E. Warner, 65, South CR 600E, North Manchester. Warner was traveling east on East SR 14 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
- 4:20 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 24, South CR 1000W, south of West SR 25, Mentone. Driver: Jamie N. Engle, 28, Rosemont Avenue, Warsaw. Engle was traveling north on CR 1000W when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
- 7:15 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 24, North Old SR 15, south of West CR 800N, Leesburg. Driver: Melissa E. Rees, 55, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw. Rees was traveling south on North Old SR 15 when her vehicle left the roadway and hit a Nipsco utility pole. No injuries were reported. Damage up to $25,000.
- 11:50 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, East CR 200N, east of North CR 400E, Warsaw. Driver: Tina M. Wilkinson, 47, North Lake Street, Columbia City. Wilkinson was traveling east on East CR 200N when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
- 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, East CR 600S, west of South CR 100E, Claypool. Driver: Derek M. Kaser, 30, South County Farm Road, Claypool. Kaser was traveling west on East CR 600S when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
- 5:51 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, East CR 350N, north of North CR 150E, Warsaw. Driver: Christopher K. McKeand, 48, EMS C31 Lane, Warsaw. McKeand was traveling north on CR 150E when a deer ran into the side of his vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
Pierceton
Officers with the Pierceton Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 8:46 a.m. Monday, Nov. 21, SR 13, near Market Street, Pierceton. Drivers: Travis L. Schroeder, 30, Sun Valley Drive, Valparaiso; and Jacquelyn K. Schlichter, 33, North CR 900E, Pierceton. Schroeder was traveling east on Market Street when he did not notice Schlichter’s vehicle and entered the SR 13 intersection. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 6:59 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, SR 15, north of Plaza Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: unknown; and Geoffrey R. Bailey, 45, West Snyder Road, Warsaw. Bailey was traveling north on SR 15 when he was rear-ended by an unknown driver. The driver who caused the accident left the scene. Bailey said he had his right turn signal on to turn into a local business’s parking lot. No injuries were reported. Damage up to $25,000.
- 4:54 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, East Center Street, near North Park Avenue, Warsaw. Drivers: Jean V. Cahill, 94, Elder Lane, Winona Lake; Tyler A. Clark, 26, Henderson Drive, Warsaw; and Luis R. Lopez, 36, Nature View Drive, Warsaw. Cahill was entering the intersection of South Park Avenue and East Center Street when she hit Clark’s vehicle. This resulted in Clark’s vehicle being pushed into Lopez’s vehicle. Clark sustained a bloody nose from airbag deployment and had minor bruising on his left forearm, but declined treatment at the scene. A passenger in Cahill’s vehicle, Susan B. Franklin, 57, McKinney, Tex., complained of head pain and was checked by medics at the scene. Damage up to $25,000.
- 2:52 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2125 E. Center St., Warsaw. Drivers: Vicki A. Bradford, 61, South Jefferson Street, Silver Lake; and Daniel Sanchez, 54, Regina Road, New Paris. Bradford was traveling west in a parking lot when she hit Sanchez’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 7:33 a.m. Monday, Nov. 28, West CR 500N and North CR 325W, Rochester. Driver: Linda J. Arnett, 42, Rochester. Arnett struck a deer with her vehicle.
- 12:57 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, North US 31 and Monticello Road, Rochester. Driver: Mitchell J. Uchhino, 23, Indianapolis. Uchhino’s vehicle left the roadway. No additional details at this time.
- 7:33 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, North US 31 and East CR 550N, Rochester. Driver: Kennedy Hayes, no age or town listed. Hayes struck a deer with her vehicle.
- 1:23 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, 3000 block East CR 400S, Rochester. Drivers: Brian K. Knoop, 55, Fulton; and an unknown individual. One non-severe injury. No additional details at this time.
- 6:36 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, South US 31 and East CR 300S, Rochester. Driver: Daniel E. Buchler, 64, Huntington. Buchler hit bales of hay that were in the roadway with his vehicle.
- 6:18 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, North CR 675E and East CR 650N, Rochester. Driver: Dustin C. Spicher, 44, Akron. Spicher struck a deer with his vehicle.
- 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, North US 31 and East SR 110, Rochester. Drivers: Sarah A. Bochnicka, 21, Kouts; and Matthew W. Diamond, 55, Rochester. Bochnicka and Diamond were involved in a vehicle roll-over accident. No additional details at this time.
- 2:52 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, 400 block South CR 50E, Rochester. Driver: Erica D. Cross, 43, Indianapolis. Cross struck a deer with her vehicle.