Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 11:39 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, West US 30, east of North SR 19, Etna Green. Drivers: Ihor Churakov, 24, South Beech Street, Moses Lake, Wash; and William T. McElyea, 61, Hunters Lane, Huntertown. Churakov’s vehicle hit McElyea’s. Churakov complained of lip pain, but refused medical treatment. Damage up to $25,000.
- 7:14 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, East US 30, west of South CR 900E, Warsaw. Drivers: Eva F. Estep, 73, West CR 200S, Mentone; and Mary T. Griffin, 51, West Main Street, Larwill. Estep’s and Griffin’s vehicles collided. Damage up to $25,000.
- 4:53 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, East CR 350N, north of North Airport Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Deana R. Mesman, 46, Deerwood Court, Warsaw; and unknown. Mesman’s vehicle and another vehicle collided. The other vehicle left the scene. Damage up to $5,000.
- 6:46 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, South CR 500W, south of West CR 700S, Claypool. Driver: Kyle W. Hamman, 25, North Morgan Street D., Mentone. Hamman’s vehicle hit a deer and left the roadway, hitting a Nipsco utility pole and fence line. Damage up to $50,000.
- 5:44 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, East McKenna Road, east of EMS B38 Lane, Warsaw. Driver: Reid M. Cameron, 27, Sandpoint Drive, Warsaw. Cameron’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 2:56 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, 1824 E. Center Street, Warsaw. Driver: Amelia M. Anders, 17, South CR 275E, Warsaw. Anders said a vehicle in front of her slammed on the brakes. Anders hit a curb and a parked vehicle while trying to go around the first vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
- 1:05 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, West CR 300N and Escalade Way, Warsaw. Drivers: Penny L. Grimm, 73, Maple Lane, Nappanee; and Renee M. Tripp, 61, East Island View Drive, Warsaw. Grimm didn’t see Tripp’s vehicle. She turned and her vehicle collided with Tripp’s. Damage up to $10,000.
- 10:03 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, Provident Court, south of Springhill Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Tobby L. Wright, 46, East Winona Avenue, Warsaw; and Montana W. Sink, 29, Central Avenue, Indianapolis. Wright didn’t see Sink’s vehicle. Wright pulled out and his vehicle hit Sink’s. Damage up to $5,000.
- 7:23 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, Fox Farm Road, south of Southside Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Christopher J. Graber, 62, North Deer Run, Warsaw; and Cheryl L. Hiatt, 60, North Zimmer Road, Warsaw. Graber said he saw a school bus with its yellow lights flashing. He stopped and backed up to avoid passing the bus. His vehicle backed into Graber’s. Hiatt complained of chest pain, but refused further treatment. Damage up to $5,000.
- 1:26 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, US 30, west of Meijer Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Luis A. Perez, 29, South Lockwood Avenue, Chicago, Ill. Perez’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.