Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
- 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, South CR 350E and East CR 400S, Warsaw. Driver: Bret Bailey, 59, CR 400E, Warsaw. Bailey’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $2,500.
- 10:05 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, East SR 14 and South CR 400E, Claypool. An unknown driver hit a stop sign. Damage under $750.
- 6:08 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, West CR 700S and South CR 400W, Claypool. Driver: Miranda Zellmer, 32, Short Ridge Drive, Warsaw. Zellmer’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 5:33 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, North CR 175E and East CR 1150N, Milford. Driver: Jacob Espinosa, 29, North 150E, Milford. Espinosa’s vehicle left the roadway after his vehicle got caught on some loose gravel. Damage up to $5,000.
- 3:12 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, East CR 350N and North Airport Road, Warsaw. Driver: Roberta Snoke, 64, North CR 100E, Warsaw. Snoke’s vehicle was pulling to the right causing her vehicle to leave the roadway and hitting a fence. Damage up to $10,000.
- 7:12 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, North SR 13 and East CR 1000N, Syracuse. Driver: Travis Martin, 63, Jackson Boulevard, Elkhart. Martin fell asleep while driving causing him to leave the roadway and hit a utility pole and a business sign. Damage up to $25,000. Martin was transported to Goshen Hospital for his injuries.
- 7:51 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14, North SR 13 and North Nash Drive, Syracuse. Drivers: Caden Francis, 16, Blaine Street, North Webster; and Nathaniel Coy, 41, North CR 700E, Leesburg. Francis’s vehicle crossed over the center line causing a collision with Coy’s vehicle. Damage up to $25,000.
- 6:38 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14, East CR 200N and North CR 400E, Warsaw. Driver: Christa Briar, 37, Old SR 15, Leesburg. Briar’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $2,500.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 3:02 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, South Harkless Drive and South Huntington Street, Syracuse. Drivers: Stephen Spencer, 62, Marianne Avenue, Indianapolis; and Derek Powell, 47, North CR 560E, Syracuse. Spencer’s vehicle rear ended Powell’s vehicle. Damage up to $1,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 8:57 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, SR 15 and Lyon Street, Warsaw. Driver: Jaqueline Nunez, 33, Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Nunez’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 4:35 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, Jefferson Street and Robmar Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Taylor Gangwer, 25, CR 42, Goshen; and Mark Wyatt, 53, Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Gangwer’s vehicle rear ended Wyatt’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
- 3:53 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2101 Dubois Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Angela Chivington, 42, North Winds Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Angela Chivington, 42, North Winds Drive, Warsaw. Chivington’s vehicle hit another vehicle while pulling out of a parking spot. Damage up to $5,000.
Elkhart
Officers with the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
- 8:29 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15 SR 19 and CR 28, Elkhart. Drivers: Dale Freed, 80, Elkhart; and Rhonda Potteiger, 60, Wakarusa. After failing to yield, Freed’s vehicle hit Potteiger’s vehicle. Freed’s vehicle left the roadway following the initial hit and struck a utility pole. Margo Freed, 79, Wakarusa, was transported to Elkhart General Hospital.