Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 3:36 p.m. Thursday, May 2, South Main Street at the intersection of Church Street, Leesburg. Drivers: Ian P. Waikel, 16, North Perry Drive, Milford; and Mandy J. Slone, 47, East CR 750N, Leesburg. Waikel’s and Slone’s vehicles collided after moving back onto the roadway after an ambulance went by. Damage up to $5,000.
- 1:08 a.m. Thursday, May 2, North SR 19, Mentone. Drivers: Adam S. Heckaman, 42, West CR 900S, Silver Lake; and Bobby E. Stambaugh, 66, Millers Drive, Mentone. The mirrors on the two men’s vehicles collided. Damage up to $2,500.
- 5:38 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, SR 13, west of Grandview Drive, Syracuse. Driver: Adrew O. Hohman, 40, Packerton Road, Warsaw. Hohman’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $2,500.
- 4:05 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, North Warner Road, Syracuse. Driver: Joshua C. Hanshaw, 38, East Cherokee Road, Syracuse. Hanshaw’s vehicle collided with a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 12:53 p.m. Saturday, April 27, North CR 300E, south of East CR 750N, Leesburg. Driver: Criselda D. Bumbaugh, 66, EMS D22A Lane, Syracuse. Bumbaugh’s tire caught on the roadway, causing her to overcorrect, lose control and hit a tree. Damage up $25,000.
- 2:36 a.m. Friday, April 26, 31 E. Fourth St., North Webster. Driver: Eric T. Calhoun, 38, Charring Cross Drive, Kalamazoo, Mich. Calhoun’s vehicle hit powerlines, causing a pole to collapse. Damage up to $25,000.