Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 8:07 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3, North CR 800W and West CR 400N, Warsaw. Driver: Kalie Keener, 25, Bay View Drive, Warsaw. Keener’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $25,000 p.m.
- 7:44 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3, South SR 25 and South CR 450W, Warsaw. Jennifer Cook, 50, CR 675E, North Webster. Cook’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 7:16 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3, US 30 and Van Ness Road, Pierceton. Driver: Troy Rybicki, Calais Road, Calais Road, Fort Wayne. Rybicki’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 8:57 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, North CR 300E and East CR 1100N, Syracuse. Driver: Sherry Clayton, 52, Lapoint Drive, Milford. Clayton’s vehicle left the roadway striking a mailbox and a guardrail. Damage up to $25,000.
- 5:07 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, South CR 675W and West SR 14, Silver Lake. Driver: Michelle Hyden, 46, CR 1250S, Akron. Hyden’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000
- 4:56 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, North Sullivan Road and East CR 450N, Leesburg. Drivers: Heidi Borkholder, 46, 1st Road, Bremen; and Ian Holloway, 24, CR 250S, Warsaw. Borkholder’s vehicle rear ended Holloway’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
- 7:09 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, South CR 400W and West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. Driver: Joshua Anderson, 39, CR 150S, Warsaw. Anderson swerved his vehicle to miss a deer, causing his vehicle to leave the roadway and strike a utility pole. Damage up to $2,500.
- 8:39 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, South SR 19 and West CR 100S, Mentone. Driver: Kathleen Borsa, 72, SR 19, Nappanee. Borsa’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $25,000
- 7:40 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, North CR 100E and East CR 300N, Warsaw. Driver: Jennifer Bohnenkamper, 58, Dellview Drive, Warsaw. Bohnenkamper’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $25,000.
- 4:49 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, Wednesday, North SR 19 and West Hepton Road, Nappanee. Drivers: Somnang Ran, 36, Carolyn Avenue, Elkhart; and Rex Addair, 45, East 3rd Street, North Manchester. Ran lost control of his vehicle, causing him to collide head on with Addair’s vehicle. Damage up to $50,000.
- 9:18 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, North CR 850E and East CR 900N, Warsaw. Driver: Addison Coy, 16, B18 Lane, Pierceton. Coy’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 7:26 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, North Syracuse Webster Road and East CR 1100N, Syracuse. Drivers: John Finkney, 37, Pioneer Way, North Webster; and Amy Lilly, 43, East CR 900N, Syracuse. Finkney lost control of his vehicle causing it to leave the roadway, strike a utility pole and roll over. At some point Finkney’s vehicle’s engine block fell out in the roadway where Lilly’s vehicle ran over it. Damage up to $10,000.
- 7:16 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, North SR 13 and East Old Road 30, Pierceton. Driver: Nathan Pugh, 31, First Street, Pierceton. Pugh’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 8 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, South CR 400W and West CR 150S, Warsaw. Driver: Jude Byrer, 21, SR 25, Mentone. Byrer’s vehicle left the roadway colliding with a mailbox, trash cans, a decorative fence and a utility pole. Damage up to $10,000.
- 11:47 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, North SR 13 and Executive Boulevard, Syracuse. Drivers: James Ashe, 39, Main Street, Milford; and Cory Wise, 48, Marion Street, Mishawaka. Ashe had his vehicle’s right turn signal on so Wise tried to pass Ashe’s vehicle, however, Ashe turned left instead, colliding with Wise’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 7:38 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3, South SR 15 and Dogwood Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Miranda Vallejo, 32, Walnut Drive, Warsaw. Vallejo’s vehicle struck a deer. Damage up to $10,000.