Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 9:31 a.m. Friday, March 1, West CR 200S and South CR 550W, Warsaw. Drivers: Michael Kolesiak, 56, North CR 1000E, Akron; and Kevin Harris, 34, South CR 600W, Warsaw. Kolesiak’s vehicle failed to yield the right of way and struck Harris’ vehicle on the driver’s side. Kolesiak was flown to Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne for internal injuries. Harris was pronounced deceased by the Kosciusko County Coroner.
- 12:53 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, 200 block South First Street, Pierceton. Drivers: Susan Karczewski, 61, Brubaker Street, Warsaw; and Barbara J. Stahl, 78, CR 250W, South Whitley. The 2011 Ford Fiesta, driven by Karczewski, collided with a 2021 Ford Edge driven by Stahl. A structure owned by Bailey Cook was damaged. Damage up to $11,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 4:16 p.m. Sunday, March 3, East Market Street, west of South Scott Street, Warsaw. Driver: Jessica L. Villa, 42, Rosemont Avenue, Warsaw. Villa was traveling east on East Market Street when her vehicle hit two parked, unoccupied vehicles. She was stopped by a police officer near the East Market Street and South Harrison Street intersection, stating that she couldn’t stop because she was unable to do so. Damage up to $25,000.
- 6:12 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 1063 Pike Shore Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Joshua Klena, 47, Meadow Wood Drive, Pickerington, Ohio. Klena was backing his vehicle when he hit a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 5:38 p.m. Saturday, March 2, East Market Street, near South Lincoln Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Thomas B. Kennedy, 24, Oak Glen Drive Apartment B., Warsaw; and Othmar J. Schroeder, 66, East CR 175N, Warsaw. Kennedy stopped at the East Market Street and South Lincoln Street intersection, but then hit Schroeder’s vehicle while in the intersection. The accident resulted in Schroeder’s vehicle hitting a light post. Damage up to $10,000.
- 3:48 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2501 Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. Driver: Marc-Kensonn P. Homme, 35, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Homme was backing his vehicle from a parking space when his vehicle hit a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Homme left the scene and was later located. Damage up to $2,500.
- 5:11 p.m. Friday, March 1, SR 15, near High Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Kent L. Myers, 80, South Packerton Road, Winona Lake; and Derek R. Jacobs, 40, South Ferguson Road, Warsaw. Myers was attempting to cross SR 15 since westbound traffic was stopped, but did not see Jacobs’ vehicle traveling east. Myers was taken to Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital for chest pain. A passenger in Jacobs’ vehicle, James D. Jacobs, 39, Warsaw, complained of wrist pain but refused medical treatment. Damage up to $50,000.
- 5:04 p.m. Friday, March 1, US 30, west of Meijer Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Kaleb Hein, 20, East CR 300S, Warsaw; and Andrea K. Manges, 33, South Main Street, Milford. Hein’s vehicle rear-ended Manges’. Damage up to $5,000.