Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
6:23 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, North CR 150W, Warsaw. Driver: Arturo Sanchez, 45, Old Road 30, Warsaw. Sanchez’s vehicle slid off the roadway, striking a tree. Damage up to $10,000.
6:43 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, North CR 100E, south of Wellington Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Hannah J. Dennis, 19, EMS D16C Lane, Syracuse. Dennis’ vehicle slid on the icy road and went off the road and into a ditch. The vehicle rolled and came to a rest on the passenger side. Damage up to $25,000.
6:25 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, East CR 700N, east of Harper Road, Leesburg. Driver: Justin L. Perry, 38, Royal Oak Court, Warsaw. Perry’s vehicle went off the road and struck a utlity pole. Damage up to $5,000.
4:34 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, SR 19, Warsaw. Drivers: Shelby L. Howard, 20, Mallard Road, Mentone; and Norma J. Hodges, 48, Osprey Drive, Mentone. The vehicles collided as Hodges was attempting to pass Howard’s vehicle, and Howard’s vehicle crossed the center line. Damage up to $10,000.
3:53 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, Hiawatha Road, Syracuse. Driver: Ronald P. Hussey, 82, Sleepy Hollow Parkway, Cromwell. Hussey’s vehicle went off the road and struck a mailbox and a garage. Damage up to $25,000.
9:07 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, East CR 800N, North Webster. Driver: Julie B. Bell, 19, Wawasee Circle, Cromwell. Bell’s vehicle slid off the road, striking a utility pole. Damage up to $10,000.
8:56 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, West CR 600N, west of North CR 300W, Warsaw. Driver: Mark Gaylord, 47, Evergreen Drive, Warsaw. Gaylord’s vehicle slid off the road and struck a utility pole. Damage up to $10,000.
8:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, North CR 175E, Warsaw. Driver: Richard J. Steg, 39, Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Steg said his vehicle began to slide on slush and snow in the roadway, resulting in the vehicle going off the road and striking several trees. Damage up to $10,000.
8:14 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, US 30, east of Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Driver: Benjamin J. Arce, 19, Fairbanks Avenue, Plymouth. Arce lost control of his vehicle and went into the median. Damage up to $2,500.
9:52 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, South CR 550W, Claypool. Driver: Russell W. Brown, 62, West CR 950S, Akron. Brown was unable to navigate a curve in the road and his vehicle went off the road and into a ditch. Damage up to $10,000.
7:50 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, SR 25, Mentone. Driver: Jeffrey Miller, 52, Miami Drive, Warsaw. Miller backed into a parked vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
North Webster
Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following accident:
11:53 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, East CR 500N, North Webster. Driver: Gloria J. Hudlow, 77, EMS T7A Lane, Leesburg. Hudlow’s vehicle struck a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
Silver Lake
7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, SR 14, east of South CR 200W, Silver Lake. Driver: Chad A. Lawrence, 48, East C 1200S, Claypool. Lawrence was driving east on SR 14 when a deer ran into the side of his vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:
2:02 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, Brooklyn Street, west of Maple Street, Syracuse. Driver: Aaron M. Larabee, 28, Currier Street, Wayne, Mich. Larabee’s vehicle struck a fire hydrant. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:
10:55 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20, North Detroit Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Curtis D. Frame, 78, Red Squirrel Court, Warsaw; and Matthew W. Poe, 49, County Farm Road, Claypool. The vehicles collided as Frame was pulling out from McDonald’s and merged into the lane Poe was driving in. Damage up to $2,500.