Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
The following traffic accidents were investigated by the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office:
6:38 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, on SR 15, north of West Levi Lee Road, north of Warsaw. Drivers: Taylor Cowles, 19, East CR 300N, Rochester; Mary Espinoza, 52, East Heritage Drive, Pierceton. Cowles’ vehicle rear-ended Espinoza’s as they headed north on SR 15. Damage: Up to $25,000
5:37 p.m. Monday, May 27, on East CR 450N, east of North CR 175E, near Warsaw: Drivers: Tammy Deshane, 48, North Maple Way, Leesburg; Michael Lane, 56, Lilac Lane, Warsaw. The vehicles were traveling in the opposite direction on CR 450N when they collided. Injury: Deshane had arm and wrist pain and taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital for treatment. Damage: Up to $25,000.
1:54 a.m. Monday, May 27, on SR 15, north of West CR 200S, near Warsaw. Driver: Damion Claybaugh, 22, Graceland Avenue, Claypool. Driver struck a deer. Damage: Up to $2,500.
9:58 p.m. Saturday, May 25, on South Barbee Drive, and EMS B22, near Pierceton. Drivers: Terry Adams, 34, Traditions Drive, Indianapolis; Peyton Shepherd, 19, East 9th St., North Manchester. Both drivers claimed the other crossed the center line on a curve while traveling on South Barbee and collided. Damage was up to $10,000.
1:23 p.m. Saturday, May 25, on SR 15, north of West CR 550S, near Warsaw. Driver: Aldofo Rodriguez, 62, North Tepee Drive, Warsaw. Driver struck a deer. Damage: Up to $1,000.
5:59 a.m. Saturday, May 25, on South CR 400E, north of East CR 500S, near Pierceton. Driver: Cory Snep, 29, East Pierceton Road, Warsaw. Driver struck a deer. Damage: Up to $2,500.
7:03 p.m. Friday, May 24, on Harkless Drive, north of Lynwood Drive in Syracuse. Drivers: Jason Longmire, 42, East Shady Lane, Syracuse; Logan Haab, 18, CR 127, Syracuse. Longmire was backing out of a driveway on Harkless when he struck Haab’s vehicle. Damage: Up to $2,500.
4:47 a.m. Thursday, May 23, on North CR 875W, north of West CR 200N, near Etna Green. Driver: Jeffrey Compton, 40, South Country Club Road, Warsaw. Compton said a tree fell onto his vehicle while driving north on CR 875W. Damage: Up to $5,000 damage.