Area Accident Reports
Warsaw Police Department
Officers of the Warsaw Police Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Wednesday, May 15, 3:32 a.m. Lake City Highway and Silveus Crossing. Driver: Joe L. Irelan, 70, West Daumer Road, Kouts. Driver struck a deer. Damages: up to $2,500
Tuesday, May 14, 5 a.m. U.S. 30 and Parker Street. Drivers: Tracy L. Potts, 41, Clinic Court, Warsaw; Laura L. Shindollar, 49, Layton Road, South Bend; and Laurie A. Shafer, 44, West 650 North, Etna Green. Potts was stopped in the westbound turn lane of U.S. 30 for a red light. She saw lights change to green and mistakenly thought the turn light had changed. She proceeded to turn and pulled into the path of an eastbound vehicle, driven by Shindollar. The force of the impact made Shindollar’s vehicle strike one driven by Shafer. Shindollar and her passenger, Kevin Shindollar, 54, also of South Bend, were taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital with reports of chest pain. Damages: up to $2,500
Tuesday, May 14, 4:35 p.m. East Winona Avenue and South Bronson Street. Drivers: Charles R. Bradley, 51, Wooster Road, Winona Lake; and Randal S. Heinsman, 45, North Timberline Circle, Warsaw. Bradley ran a red light and struck Heinsman’s vehicle. Damages: up to $2,500
Tuesday, May 14, 6:04 p.m. East Center Street and North Detroit Street. Drivers: Carrie S. Finken, 37, North 175 East, Warsaw; and Deangalo D. Gray, 22, West Van Buren Street, Leesburg. Finken was pulling from a parking lot in a line of traffice. Another driver left room for her to pull out, but she failed to see an approaching vehicle driven by Deangalo. Damages: up to $5,000
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Wednesday, May 15, 6 a.m. South SR 15 and West 900 South, Silver Lake. Drivers: Arthur Fields, 60, South 1150 West, Mentone; and Robert W. Cannon, 62, Ferngrove Court, Lawrenceburg. Fields stopped at the intersection but failed to see Cannon’s approaching vehicle and pulled into his path. Damages: up to $5,000
Tuesday, May 14, 8:45 a.m. South 600 West and West 300 South, Warsaw. Driver: Robert R. Landrum, 49, East North Street, Silver Lake. Landrum was northbound on South 600 West and crested a hill when another vehicle was partially in his lane of travel. He swerved to avoid the crash and collided with a tree. Damages: up to $10,000