Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Sunday, June 29, 10:23 p.m. West 400 North near SR 15, Warsaw. Driver: Peyton C. Balazs, 19, West 400 North Warsaw. Driver struck deer. Damages: up to $5,000
Saturday, June 28, 11:14 p.m. North 375 East near East 1100 North, Syracuse. Driver: Eric J. Williams. Williams claimed to have swerved to miss a deer in the roadway. His vehicle went off the roadway, drove through a corn field and struck a drainage culvert while attempting to return to the roadway. Damages: up to $10,000
Friday, June 27, 4:20 p.m. West 400 North near North 700 West, Etna Green. Driver: Christopher Sechrist, 19, West 600 North, Etna Green. Driver struck deer. Damages: up to $2,500
Friday, June 27, 9:10 a.m. SR 13 near East 200 North, North Webster. Driver: Esther R. Pletcher, 72, Cheryl Street, Goshen. Driver struck deer. Damages: up to $5,000
North Webster Police Department
Officers of the North Webster Police Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Monday, June 30, 6:07 a.m. SR 13 near Epworth Forest Road, North Webster. Drivers: Bradley A. Kendall, 44, North 100 West, Wawaka; Daphne J. Yoh, 61, First Place, Leesburg. Kendall rear-ended Yoh who was turning off the roadway. Damages: up to $10,000
Saturday, June 28, 2:17 p.m. SR 13 near North Street, North Webster. Drivers: Eric M. Coppes, 17, Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw; Neil E. Schwartz, 64, EMS B61G Lane, Warsaw. Coppes rear-ended Schwartz. Damages: up to $5,000
Friday, June 27, 2:59 p.m. Ogden Point Road near Seth Ward Road, Syracuse. Drivers: Gregory D. Newman, 20, Jefferson Court, Columbia City; David G. Beghtel, 51, Cassandra Drive, Syracuse. Beghtel was attempting to pass Newman when Newman turned into him. Damages: up to $10,000
Syracuse Police Department
Officers of the Syracuse Police Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Sunday, June 29, 2:48 p.m. Main Street near Lake Street, Syracuse. Drivers: Joshua R. Kinsley, 19, Camelot Trail, Milford; Heather R. Cox, 16, Heather Court, Warsaw. Kinsley collided with Cox. Damages: up to $10,000
Warsaw Police Department
Officers of the Warsaw Police Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Saturday, June 28, 3:40 p.m. Access road near Frontage Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Charlotte M. Lovett, 56, SR 15, Claypool; Laura A. Cassidy, 43, EMS R2 Lane, Pierceton. Lovett was eastbound on Frontage Road, and Cassidy was southbound on the access road. Lovett did not stop for the stop sign and collided with Cassidy’s vehicle. Cassidy’s vehicle rolled and came to rest on its top. Lovett could not recall what happened during the incident. One of Cassidy’s passengers, Joscelyn M. Wood, 49, of Warsaw, sustained a head injury during the accident and was transported to Lutheran Hospital by EMS. Lovett was treated for an arm injury at the scene. Damages: up to $25,000
Saturday, June 28, 1:03 p.m. 2500 block of Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Drivers: Fabiola Lucio, 36, West 250 South, Warsaw; Kelly L. Lindley, 21, Cedar Springs Road, Muncie. Lucio backed into Lindley. Damages: up to $5,000
Friday, June 27, 10:09 p.m. 3300 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Driver: Melanie S. Rohrer, 47, West 600 South, Claypool. Rohrer struck a parked car, registered to Jamie B. Pass of Warsaw, backing out of a parking space. Damages: up to 2,500
Friday, June 27, Winona Avenue near Detroit Street, Warsaw. Debra J. Swafford, 55, Walnut Street, Claypool; Christina M. Jones, 42, Prairie Street, Leesburg. Swafford collided with Jones in the intersection. Damages: up to $2,500
Friday, June 27, 1:13 p.m. Detroit Street near Market Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Kaitlin L. Heur, 26, Heron Blvd., Warsaw; Alexander S. Wilkie, 17, Wildwood Trail, Waraw; Misty L. Black, 34, Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw; Gina S. Tipton, 50, Arbutus Trail, Warsaw. Heur rear-ended Wilkie, causing him to strike Black, and Black to strike Tipton. Damages: up to $10,000