Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Friday, Aug. 22, 9:47 p.m. West 1350 North, Nappanee. Kenneth O. Lainez, 26, North 625 West, Etna Green. Lainez was southbound on Country Road 950 West about a half mile north of 1350 North when he went off the roadway, overcorrected and went off the left side of the roadway and then rolled over in a ditch. Lainez was not injured and refused assistance from EMS. Damages: up to $5,000
Friday, Aug. 22, 9:25 a.m. East SR 14, Claypool. Driver: Whitney N. Sleeth, 18, Nellie Blvd., Claypool. Sleeth was traveling westbound on SR 14 east of 300 East when she lost control of the vehicle and drove off the right side of the road. Damages: up to $5,00
Warsaw Police Department
Officers of the Warsaw Police Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Sunday, Aug. 24, 1206 p.m. Dot Street. Drivers: Unknown; and Alejandro C. Rico, Indian Trail, Warsaw. Rico left his vehicle parked in front of 1511 Dot Street and when he returned, noted numerous scratches and scuffs alongside the driver’s side of the vehicle resembling a sideswipe collision. Damages: up to $5,000
Friday, Aug. 22, 5:47 p.m. 2401 East Center Street. Drivers: Rebekah J. Zimmerman Baldwin, 17, SR 19, Etna Green; and Nathaniel S. Miller, 55, South 600 West, Claypool. Baldwin was backing out of her parking spot at Penguin Point when she struck into Miller’s vehicle. Damages: up to $2,500
Friday, Aug. 22, 1:23 p.m. CR 300 North and Shelden Street. Drivers: Lisa F. Keough, 45, East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw; Kaitlyn N. Diaz, 18, Hartzler Street, Warsaw. Keough and Diaz were both turning at the CR 300 North and Shelden Street when they both turned into each other. Damages: up to $10,000
Friday, Aug. 22, 1:05 p.m. North Parker and East Center streets. Drivers: Martha R. Wuchter, 76, East Center Street, Warsaw; Di Anne Smith, 70, Valentine Road, Claypool. Wuchter and Smith were both traveling southbound on north Parker Street approaching the intersection of East Center Street when Wuchter merged into Smith. Damages: up to $2,500
Friday, Aug. 22, 9:43 a.m. 1821 E. Market Street. Driver: Michael R. Vanness, 76, West Main Street, Warsaw; Misty L. Brown, West Simmons Street, Warsaw. Vanness pulled into the rear parking lot of the Cozy Cottage restaurant and struck into Brown’s unattended vehicle. Damages: up to $5,000
North Webster Department
Officers of the North Webster Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Sunday, Aug. 24, 1:53 p.m. North SR 13. Driver: James L. Mitchell, 50, EMS D21A Ln., Syracuse. Mitchell turned the corner onto Epworth Forest Road and ran off the roadway into a grassy area on his motorcycle. Damages: up to $2,500