Area Accident Reports
Elkhart County
Officers with the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
- 7:35 p.m. Saturday, May 25, CR 40 and CR 21, Goshen. Drivers: Ashley Bechtel, 18, New Paris; and Steven Stout, 44, Millersburg. Bechtel didn’t see a stop sign at an intersection and her vehicle hit Stout’s vehicle. Stout’s passengers were transported to Goshen Hospital for complaints of rib and stomach pain. Bechtel was transported to Goshen Hospital for complaints of shoulder pain.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 4:48 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, South Old US 31 and East CR 450S, Rochester. Driver: Michael G. Pettingill, 39, Peru. Pettingill’s vehicle hit a deer.
- 8:55 Monday, May 27, US 31 and East CR 100N, Rochester. Driver: Candi M. Small, 43, Rochester. Small’s vehicle hit a deer.
- 1:45 p.m. Sunday, May 26, 4500 block North CR 250E, Rochester. Driver: Dillon J. Parker, 24, Rochester. Parker’s motorcycle crashed after avoiding a dead deer.
- 10:08 p.m. Saturday, May 25, North US 31 and East CR 50N, Rochester. Driver: Sean R. Blake, 39, Peru. Blake’s vehicle hit a deer.