UPDATE: Four Car Crash On SR 15
Police and fire officials were called to a four vehicle crash in the 4500 block of North SR 15 at about 3:10 p.m. Wednesday, that resulted when a driver failed to stop for three other vehicles.
The crash was just north of Levi Lee Road in the northbound lane of SR 15. Jeremy G. Shepherd, 36, of Warsaw, failed to notice two vehicles that were stopped in the road waiting for a third vehicle to turn. Shepherd said he did not see any brake lights on the vehicle driven by Angela Wadkins, 39, of Etna Green.
The impact caused a chain reaction crash. Wadkins complained of hip/upper leg pain. Her vehicle was pushed into a third vehicle, driven by Hector Ahuatl, 30, of Leesburg. Ahuatl was not injured but two children in his vehicle were taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital as a precaution.
Ahuatl’s vehicle then collided with a vehicle driven by Richard Kirkwood, 63, of Coal City, Ind. A fifth-vehicle, driven by Lois Kunce, 75, of Leesburg, was also struck when Kunce’s vehicle was pushed into it.
SR 15 traffic in both the north and south bound lanes were at a standstill for about 45 minutes while the accident was investigated.
Damages were estimated at up to $100,000.