Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Monday, June 2, 1:38 a.m. South 275 East near East 225 South, Warsaw. Driver: James W. Crace, 25, Sunday Lane, Winona Lake. Crace was traveling at a high rate of speed and was unable to stop at the intersection. The vehicle collided with a Kosciusko County Bikeways sign. Crace returned to the roadways but collided with several other objects. Witnesses reported that Crace attempted to leave the scene on foot. Crace tested at .19 on a portable breathalyzer machine. Damages: up to $5,000
Saturday, June 1, 9:59 p.m. U.S. 30 near Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Driver: Byron K. Paulus, 64, Brindle Path Lane, Niles, Mich. Driver struck a deer. Damages: up to $10,000
Saturday, May 31, 6:15 p.m. First Street near Church Street, Pierceton. Drivers: William D. Mort, 25, First Street, Pierceton; and Ashley M. Elliott, 24, Woodland Lane, Warsaw. Mort was trying to exit the Dollar General parking lot and collided with Elliott. Damages: up to $10,000
Saturday, May 31, 5:47 p.m. East 1150 North near North 150 East, Warsaw. Driver: Judith A. Kline, 69, Dove Lane, Milford. Kline’s vehicle left the roadway and struck a mailbox. Damages: up to $2,500
Saturday, May 31, 5:04 p.m. North 300 East near East Browser Road, Syracuse. Driver: Olivia N. Huffman, 17, East 1000 North, Syracuse. Huffman lost control of her vehicle, over-corrected and rolled the vehicle. A parent arrived on the scene, and Huffman refused medical treatment. Damages: up to $10,000
Saturday, May 31, 11:01 a.m. Pierceton Road South 600 East, Pierceton. Driver: Constance S. Dawson, 47, SR 15, Claypool. Driver struck a deer. Damages: up to $2,500
Saturday, May 31, 3:52 a.m. SR 13 near Old Road 30, Pierceton. Driver: Davin W. Kitson, 21, Center Street, Warsaw. Driver struck deer. Damages: up to $5,000
Friday, May 30 7:18 a.m. Old Road 30 near Riverwood Ranch Road, Warsaw. Driver: Rita C. Hartman, 54, Little Eagle Drive, Warsaw. Driver struck a deer. Damages: up to $2,500
North Webster Police Department
Officers of the North Webster Police Department recently investigated the following accident:
Saturday, May 31, 4:02 p.m. SR 13 near Esterbrook Drive, North Webster. Drivers: Diana L. Goodman, 45, EMS W16 Lane, North Webster; and Kassidy A. Schafstall, 18, East 950 North, Syracuse. Goodman rear-ended Shafstall. Damages: up to $5,000
Friday, May 30, 11:18 a.m. SR 13 near Channel Street, North Webster. Drivers: Douglas B. Walker, 32, Tidewater Trail, Fort Wayne; and Nicholas A. Stiles, 33, Columbia Street, Pierceton. Walker rear-ended Stiles. Stiles cited for failure to maintain insurance. Damages: up to $5,000
Warsaw Police Department
Officers of the Warsaw Police Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Monday, June 2, 6:25 a.m. Zimmer Road near Golf Heights Road, Warsaw. Driver: Norma J. Wadkins, 61, Lakeshore Drive, Mentone. Driver struck a deer. Damages: up to $2,500
Sunday, June 1, 12:15 p.m. 1100 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw. Drivers: Heidi V. Rinehart Davis, 17, Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Rinehart Davis struck a parked car, registered to Janet Glogovsky of Warsaw, backing out a parking spot at Martin’s Supermarket. Damages: up to $5,000
Saturday, May 31, 5:52 p.m. Center Street near Eastlake Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Evan R. Hansen, 18, Tally Ho Circle, Warsaw; and Daniel D. Adkins, 36, Washington Road, Pierceton. Hansen rear-ended Adkins. Damages: up to $2,500
Saturday, May 31, 5:44 p.m. Old Colony Road near Inverness Point, Warsaw. Driver: Daneyell M. McPeak, 33, Old Colony Road, Warsaw. McPeak was backing out of her driveway and struck a parked vehicle. Damages: up to $2,500
Saturday, May 31, 12:01 a.m. Pine Mills Road near Old Colony Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Amanda J. Dickinson, 33, Oak Pointe Crossing, Warsaw. Dickinson fell asleep at the wheel and wrecked into a parked car registered to Adam J. Hetzner or Warsaw. Damages: up to $10,000
Friday, May 30, 5:37 p.m. Detroit Street near Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Brian K. Duffield; and Sharon L. Lawson. Duffield collided with Lawson. Duffield’s vehicle rolled over after the initial collision. Duffield’s passenger, Daymian Page, was sent to KCH for a head injury. All others involved were treated by EMS at the scene. Damages: up to $100,000
Friday, May 30, 5:40 p.m. 200 block of West Center Street, Warsaw. Driver: Nicole R. Lancaster, 38, Meadow Lane, Warsaw. Lancaster sideswiped a marker post in a particular. Damages: up to $2,500
Friday, May 30, 4:48 p.m. Lake City Highway near Old Road 30, Warsaw. Drivers: Paula A. Shank, 47, South 775 East, Pierceton; Morgan R. Casner, 21, West 400 North, Warsaw; Reynaldo Martinez, 60, EMS C19 Lane, Warsaw; and Tyler J. Nix, 29, Buena Vista Boulevard, Fort Wayne. Shank rear-ended Casner, who was pushed into Martinez, who was pushed into Nix. No drivers required medical attention. Damages: up to $10,000
Friday, May 30, 12:30 p.m. 100 block of East Winona Ave., Warsaw. Driver: Lindsay M. Rapp, 30, Columbia Street, Warsaw. Rapp struck a sign in a parking lot. Damages: up to $5,000
Friday, May 30, 5:01 a.m. County Farm Road near Park Ridge Road, Warsaw. Driver: Marie Brito-Gonzalez, 26, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Driver struck a deer. Damages: up to $10,000