Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 12:09 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, North Fox Farm Road and North CR 150W, Warsaw. Driver: Daniel Lopez, 19, Bluebird Drive, Warsaw. Lopez’s vehicle left the roadway and struck a guardrail. Damage up to $50,000.
- 8:51 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, East CR 450N and North CR 175E, Leesburg. Driver: Michael Geil, 26, Bellflower Street, Elkhart. Geil’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 8:25 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, South SR 13 and East CR 400S, Pierceton. Driver: Owen Shumaker, 19, South Beaver Dam Road, Claypool. Shumaker’s vehicle hit a puddle and went into the northbound lane causing him to over-correct, exiting the roadway and into a field. Damage up to $5,000.
- 2:06 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, North Parker Street and Dubois Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Christopher Baker, 51, East US 30, Pierceton; and Austen Sova, 28, Barday Drive, Kalamazoo, Mich. Baker’s vehicle backed in Sova’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
- 6:33 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, East US 30 and East Van Ness Road, Pierceton. Shawn Harris, 47, East CR 400S, Pierceton. Harris’ vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 8:40 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, North CR 800W and West CR 400N, Warsaw. Driver: Robin Young, 42, North CR 520W, Warsaw. Young’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 10:39 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27, East Old Road 30 and North CR 450E, Warsaw. Driver: Brayden Moore, 22, East CR 200N, Pierceton. Moore fell asleep while driving causing his vehicle to leave the roadway, he then over-corrected crossing the roadway and driving into a field. Damage up to $2,500.
- 8:40 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27, East CR 1200N and North Acorn Drive, Syracuse. Driver: Kristabella Arriola, 22, Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw. Arriola’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 8:04 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27, West SR 25 and South CR 1300W, Mentone. Drivers: Jason Chilton, 49, 20A Road, Argos; and Jayshaun Tuttle, 17, Beehive Court, Claypool. Chilton’s vehicle rear ended Tuttle’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 7:15 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27, East CR 450N and North CR 375E, Warsaw. Driver: Sariah Morgan, 52, Barrington Place, Warsaw. Morgan’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 5:22 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, North SR 15 and West Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Carson Sudlow, 19, West CR 600N, Warsaw; and Brandon Waterson, 38, Redstone Court, Columbia City. Sudlow’s vehicle rear ended Waterson’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
- 2:42 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, East CR 600S and South Country Club Road, Warsaw. Driver: Brittany Breidert, 28, West CR 850S, Claypool. While experiencing steering issues Breidert felt her vehicle pulling to the right causing her to leave the roadway and striking a fence. Damage up to $2,500.
- 2:42 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, North SR 15 and West CR 900N, Milford. Drivers: Ana Garcia-Hernandez, 27, Prairie Drive, Syracuse; and Christopher Drake, 55, West CR 200S, Warsaw. Hernandez’s vehicle pulled out into the path of Drake’s vehicle causing a collision. Damage up to $10,000.
- 10:04 a.m. Wednesday, Oct, 25, East SR 14 and South CR 600E, Pierceton. Drivers: Ernest D. Trent, 59, South CR 400W, Claypool. While trying to pass a tractor and trailer, Trent’s vehicle left the roadway and struck a mailbox, went up an embankment and landed in the yard of a residence. Damage up to $5,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 3:19 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, South Huntington Street and East Pickwick Drive, Syracuse. Drivers: Talan Ball,17, East Cherokee Road, Syracuse; and Yvonne Salazar, 53, Thwaits Court, Syracuse. Ball’s vehicle rear ended Salazar’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 5:54 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30, Fisher Avenue and Kincaide Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Matthew Lowman, 40, South Country Club Road, Warsaw; and Jesus Ceja-Campos, 18, Deer Run, Warsaw. Lowman’s vehicle pulled into the path of Ceja-Campos’ vehicle causing a collision. Damage up to $25,000.
- 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, US 30 and Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Driver: David Bracy, 43, South Emerald Drive, Chicago, Ill. Bracy’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, East Lake Drive and East Jefferson Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Chai Spencer, 22, CR 1100E, Galveston; and Miyah Fuentes, 21, North Center Street, Plymouth. Spencer’s vehicle pulled into the path of Fuentes’ vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
- 10:25 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, 530 Wexford Place, Warsaw. Driver: Justin Chalmers, 36, Old Colony Road, Warsaw. Chalmer’s vehicle left the roadway and hit a utility pole. Damage up to $10,000.
- 3:56 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, North Harrison Street and Brookview Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Ashlee McKinney, 28, Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw; and Tony Miller, 58, Pam Street, Warsaw. McKinney’s vehicle backed into Miller’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
- 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, 3302 Frontage Road and Access Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Jessica Stafford, 18, Lake Sharon Road, Warsaw; and Curtis Ousley, 33, Oak Brook Place, Warsaw. Stafford’s vehicle pulled out into the path of Ousley’s vehicle causing a collsion. Damage up to $5,000.
- 9:48 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, West US 30 and Silveus Crossing, Warsaw. Driver: Dalani Harper, 22, Shawnee Drive, Warsaw. Harper’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.