Area Accident Reports
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department responded to the following accident:
- 5:12 a.m. Monday, Aug. 3, on East CR 1400N, west of North CR 750E, Syracuse. Driver: Nelson K. Hunter, 68, West Stones Hill Road, Ligonier. Hunter was driving on CR 1400N when he struck a tree on the roadway. Damage up to: $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department responded to the following accident:
- 2:15 p.m. Friday, July 31, on SR 15, near East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Samantha M. Shepherd, 20, North Shady Lane, Warsaw; and Kim A. Heckaman, 64, Plymouth Goshen Trail, Plymouth. Shepherd was turning left on to Fort Wayne Street from SR 15 and did not see Heckaman’s oncoming vehicle. Heckaman then collided with the rear passenger side of Shepherd’s vehicle. Shepherd had a bloody lip but was not transported. Damage up to: $25,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department responded to the following accident:
- 2:06 p.m. Friday, July 31, at 200 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Drivers: Pamela L. Hollar, 55, North Beau Peep Lane, Cromwell: and Sally L. Biddinger, 63, East Quiet Harbor Drive, Syracuse. Hollar was backing out of a parking spot and hit Biddinger’s vehicle. Damage up to: $750.
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 2:37 p.m. Friday, July 31, on North CR 800W, south of West CR 750N, Warsaw. Drivers: Elijah N. Cook, 21, West Walnut Street, Nappanee; and Dale D. Miller, 18, North CR 800W, Etna Green. Cook was following Miller when Miller hit his brakes. Cook could not stop in time and rear-ended Miller’s vehicle. Damage up to: $10,000.
- 12:49 p.m. Thursday, July 30, West CR 1350N, west of North CR 850W, Nappanee. Driver: James L. Hochstetler, 21, CR 52, Nappanee. Hochstetler was traveling west on CR 1350N when his vehicle left the roadway, striking three mailboxes and a NIPSCO utility pole. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $25,000.
- 10:01 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, South County Farm Road, near West CR 300S, Warsaw. Drivers: Edwin P. Ksiezopolski, 78, East CR 700S, Claypool; and Travis A. Fowler, 45, South CR 25W, Warsaw. Ksiezopolski was traveling north on County Farm Road when he struck Fowler’s vehicle on the passenger side. Fowler was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital due to back pain. Damage up to $25,000.