Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 10:20 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, East CR 800N and North CR 500E, North Webster. Driver: Trystan S. Wirebaugh, 34, North Second Trail, North Webster. Wirebaugh’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 2:56 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, North SR 13 and EMS B7 Lane, North Webster. Driver: Malaki J. Fields, 26, East CR 100S, Portland. Fields’ vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 4:35 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20, South SR 13, north of East CR 725S, Warsaw. Driver: Loen R. Irons, 55, West 15th Street, Muncie. Irons’ vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 9:05 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, East CR 650N, east of EMS T40 Lane, Leesburg. Driver: Robert L. Holderbaum, 80, EMS D21B Lane, Syracuse. Holderbaum’s vehicle left the roadway and hit a pole. Damage up to $2,500.
- 6:22 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, East CR 450N, east of North CR 375E, Leesburg. Drivers: Hilda Marquez, 46, East CR 200N, Warsaw; and Dylan M. Lopez, 17, Ivy Lane, Dyer. Marquez’s vehicle failed to yield the right of way and hit Lopez’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 10:53 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, West U.S. 30, west of North CR 950W, Etna Green. Driver: James M. Kreischer, 50, Pretty Lake Road, Plymouth. Kreischer swerved his vehicle to avoid hitting a deer. It left the roadway and hit a highway sign. Damage up to $10,000.
- 3:21 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, West SR 25, east of South CR 900W, Mentone. Drivers: Keith A. Castellano, 58, West CR 100N, Rochester; Trey A. Zahner, 24, Kern Road, Mishawaka; and Troy A. Zahner, 55, Kern Road, Mishawaka. A piece of metal came off Castellano’s vehicle, hitting Troy Zahner’s window, breaking his windshield. Troy Zahner stopped his vehicle because he couldn’t see, and Trey Zahner, who was following him, tried to avoid hitting his vehicle, but couldn’t. Damage up to $50,000.
North Webster
Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 9:42 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, North SR 13 and East Washington Street, North Webster. Drivers: Scott J. Stinson, 45, East CR 600S, Claypool; and Janelle S. Turner, 48, Wood Street, Winona Lake. Stinson’s vehicle hit the back of Turner’s. Damage up to $1,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 12:06 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, Ranch Road and SR 15, Warsaw. Drivers: Andros A. Gonzalez Vega, 29, Lindenwood Avenue, Warsaw; and Tate E. Van Houten, 18, South Stonebridge Road, Warsaw. Gonzalez Vega’s vehicle hit the back of Van Houten’s. Damage up to $5,000.
- 7:36 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, South SR 25 and Golf Heights Road, Warsaw. Driver: Tim D. Warstler, 53, North Meadow Ridge Drive, Warsaw. Warstler’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 3:19 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, U.S. 30, east of South CR 250E, Warsaw. Drivers: Gary D. Renier, 55, South CR 250E, Winona Lake; and Caleb W. Voth, 24, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Renier’s vehicle hit the back of Voth’s. Damage up to $5,000.
- 5:18 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, Harrison Street and Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Robert E. Cox, 49, East Pendle Street, South Bend; and Mary P. Wallen, 59, East Center Street, Warsaw. Cox decided to turn right at the last second and collided with Wallen’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
- 3:08 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, East Winona Avenue, west of South Bronson Street, Warsaw. Driver: Frank A. Endres, 41, Mill Pond Trail, Plymouth. Endres’ vehicle hit a piece of concrete. Damage up to $2,500.
- 11:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, Greenhaven Street, west of Redwood Lane, Warsaw. Driver: Carol L. Parmelee, 61, Liesa Drive, Goshen. Parmelee backed her vehicle into a parked vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.