Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 12:35 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, North SR 13, south of East CR 150N, Pierceton. Driver: Joanna A. Taylor, 28, East Robby Drive, Warsaw. Taylor’s vehicle left the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
- 12:27 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, South SR 13, south of East CR 900S, Sidney. Driver: Jeremy W. Ebert, 42, West Fall Creek Drive, Pendleton. Ebert’s vehicle left the roadway and overturned, coming to a rest on its driver’s side. Ebert sustained a minor abrasion to his head but declined medical treatment. Damage up to $25,000.
- 11:10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, East US 30, west of South CR 325E, Warsaw. Drivers: Jaedann H. Hurt, 21, South Elm Street, Columbia City; and Donald E. Conwell, 68, West Columbia Street, Pierceton. Hurt’s vehicle sideswiped Conwell’s. Damage up to $10,000.
- 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, East CR 100S, east of South CR 450E, Pierceton. Driver: Angelica L. Heeter, 27, East Walnut Street, Silver Lake. Heeter’s vehicle left the roadway and hit a utility pole. Heeter sustained a possible broken leg and was taken to a Fort Wayne hospital. Damage up to $25,000.
- 12:25 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, East CR 500S, west of East CR 400S, Pierceton. Driver: Jestin E. Sauer, 41, South CR 400E, Warsaw. Sauer’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 9:10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, East Old Road 30, west of North SR 13, Pierceton. Driver: Gavyn C. Alexander, 19, Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw. Alexander’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 1:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, East Armstrong Road, north of North CR 200E, Warsaw. Drivers: Emma A. Littlefield, 19, Ansley Drive, Saint Joseph, Mich.; and Amy K. Herendeen, 22, EMS T31 Lane, Leesburg. Littlefield’s vehicle stopped at the North CR 200E and East Armstrong Road intersection, but entered Herendeen’s path of travel. A passenger in Herendeen’s vehicle, Nichole D. Herendeen, 31, Indianapolis, complained of leg pain and was taken to Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital. Damage up to $25,000.
- 2 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, West CR 1350N, west of North Gravelton Road, Milford. Driver: Andrew G. Vanhorn, 35, North 7th Street, Goshen. Vanhorn’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, North CR 100E, south of East CR 300N, Warsaw. Driver: Jose M. Garrido, 19, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Garrido’s vehicle left the roadway, hitting a tree. Damage up to $10,000.
- 11:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, East CR 450N, east of Chapman Lake Drive, Leesburg. Driver: Mason M. McLaughlin, 26, East McKenna Road, Warsaw. McLaughlin’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $2,500.
- 8:39 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 23, Armstrong Road, east of EMS T25 Lane, Warsaw. Driver: Allen J. Kalabsa, 46, EMS B60 Lane, Warsaw. Kalabsa’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 9:26 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 23, East CR 1250N, near North East Wawasee Drive, Syracuse. Driver: Pamela S. Mansperger, 67, Cliff Rose Court, Ramah, N.M. Mansperger’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 6:34 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, South SR 15, south of West CR 600S, Claypool. Driver: Leon L. Hershberger, 54, West CR 1500N, Silver Lake. Hershberger’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $2,500.
- 6:32 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, North CR 650W, south of West CR 250N, Warsaw. Driver: Charles R. Losee, 43, North Detroit Street, Warsaw. Losee’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 5:40 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, South Country Club Road, south of CR 450S, Warsaw. Driver: Chase M. Bays, 18, West CR 400S, South Whitley. Bays’ vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 5:18 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, North CR 300E, north of East CR 100N, Warsaw. Driver: Michael L. Myles, 61, East Greystone Drive, Warsaw. Myles’ vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, North CR 500W, north of West CR 1050N, Milford. Driver: Caleb E. Holcomb, 18, CR 36, Goshen. Holcomb’s vehicle left the roadway twice. During the second time, his vehicle hit a row of trees. Holcomb was taken to Elkhart Hospital by his father for a general complaint of pain. Damage up to $25,000.
- 11:56 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, North SR 13, south of East CR 150N, Pierceton. Drivers: Lucas R. Esenwein, 17, EMS B6 Lane, Leesburg; and Donald B. Fry, 55, West Elm Street, Pierceton. Esenwein’s vehicle rear-ended Fry’s. Damage up to $5,000.
- 11:04 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, South SR 19, near West CR 950S, Akron. Drivers: Austin Higuera, 26, West CR 950S, Akron; and Taylor J. Yoder, 25, CR 46, Wakarusa. Higuera was attempting to back his vehicle and make a U-turn after passing the intersection of South SR 19 and West CR 950S when his vehicle was hit by Yoder’s. Damage up to $25,000.
- 6:47 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, East US 30, west of South SR 13, Pierceton. Drivers: Isaiah G. Nash, 18, South Locke Road, Union Pier, Mich.; and Melissa A. Smith, 41, South Randolph Street, Garrett. Nash’s vehicle rear-ended Smith’s. Damage up to $10,000.
- 6:50 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, South SR 15, south of West CR 600S, Claypool. Driver: Arthur F. Wischman, 20, Pike Street, Wabash. Wischman’s vehicle hit a small freezer in the roadway. The freezer fell from the back of a work truck. Damage up to $10,000.
Milford
Officers with the Milford Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 7:16 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, North SR 15, south of South CR 1350N, Milford. Driver: Brittney A. Bontrager, 28, Michael Lane, Milford. Bontrager’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $2,500.
Pierceton
Officers with the Pierceton Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 11:38 a.m. Friday, Nov. 24, US 30, east of CR 900E, Pierceton. Drivers: Jacquelyn R. Wright, 65, Idlewood Drive, Van Wert, Ohio; and Laurie A. Renier, 55, South CR 250E, Winona Lake. Wright’s vehicle rear-ended Renier’s. Damage up to $5,000.
- 11:41 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 23, US 30, east of Center Street, Warsaw. Driver: Rebecca R. Jones, 25, Tattersholl Circle, Fort Wayne. Jones’ vehicle hit several deer. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 12:24 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, North Fox Farm Road, west of CR 150W, Warsaw. Driver: Derek M. Guthrie, 18, West CR 200N, Warsaw. Guthrie’s vehicle left the roadway and hit a tree. Damage up to $5,000.
- 4:58 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, North Parker Street, north of East US 30, Warsaw. Drivers: Bhagya L. Guda, 32, North Main Street, Williamstown, N.J.; and Tom W. Brainard, 59, East CR 1000S, North Manchester. Guda’s vehicle sideswiped Brainard’s. Damage up to $5,000.
- 10:13 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, North SR 15, near West US 30, Warsaw. Drivers: Lucas A. Zalewski, 21, North Arlington Court, Warsaw; and Kimberlie S. Frazier, 44, Hudson Street, Lapaz. Zalewski was attempting to turn onto an on-ramp when he hit Frazier’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 10:23 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Driver: Yslande Dorvilus, 26, Sand Hill Lane, Warsaw. Dorvilus was attempting to pull into a parking space when she hit a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
Winona Lake
Officers with the Winona Lake Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 12:51 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, 2270 S. 275E, Winona Lake. Driver: Brandon C. Kelly, 18, South West Street, Milford. Kelly’s vehicle left the roadway, hit three trees, and entered a pond at Stonehenge Golf Club. Damage up to $10,000.
- 10:33 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, 601 Connection Circle, Winona Lake. Drivers: Jenifer L. Robinson, 21, CR 43, Middlebury; and Avery K. Conboy, 18, South CR 700W, Wanatah. Robinson was backing her vehicle from a parking space when she hit Conboy’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.