Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
12:13 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2, West CR 1350N near North CR 900W, Nappanee. Driver: Kevin J. Slabaugh, 19, West CR 1350N, Nappanee. Slabaugh lost control of his vehicle due to slick road conditions, slid off the roadway and struck a NIPSCO utility pole. No injuries reported at the scene. Damage up to $10,000
4:18 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, East CR 1400N near Warner Road, Syracuse. Driver: Daryl L. Haessig, 43, Warner Road, Syracuse. Haessig ran off the road and struck a road sign. Damage under $750.
1:44 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, South CR 650E near SR 13, Warsaw. Driver: Colton L. Huff, 19, Lakeview Drive, Warsaw. Huff slid on the snow and struck a tractor that backed into the roadway. Damage up to $1,000
8:19 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, EMS B40 Lane near CR 450N, North Webster. Drivers: Timothy J. Rhodes, 52, EMS B40 Lane, Leesburg; Daniel C. Tusing, 56, EMS D22B Lane, Syracuse. Rhodes backed into the path of Tusing, resulting in a collision. Damage up to $10,000
7:17 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, US 30 near SR 19, Etna Green. Driver: Hang K. Thang, 38, Tennessee Ave., Fort Wayne. Thang lost control of his vehicle, slid across the median on US 30, and came to a stop in a ditch on the north side of the roadway. Damage up to $1,000
7:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, Packerton Road near CR 1000S, Silver Lake. Driver: Jill R. Mardy, 31, CR 100W, North Manchester. Driver struck deer. Damage up to $5,000
7:33 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, Rozella Road near Logan Street, Warsaw. Driver: Stephen K. Stiver, 64, Rozella Road, Warsaw. Driver struck deer. Damage up to $2,500
7:11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, 2000 block of Boeing Road, Warsaw. Driver: William T. Gibbs, 60, Walnut Street, Etna Green. Gibbs backed into a parked car registered to Jose Guiterrez, Warsaw. Damage up to $2,5000
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
11:28 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, Center Street near Lincoln Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Mathieu B. Glover, 27, 3rd Road, Maywood, Ill.; Richard Leroy Wise, 64, Wadestown Park, Burton, W.V. Glover slid on the snow and slush and rear-ended Wise’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000
8:39 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, CR 175E near Kosciusko Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Dana N. Oberg, 33, EMS C31 Lane, Warsaw. Oberg slid off the road and struck a United telephone pole. Damage up to $5,000
5:42 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, 600 block of Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Roger L. Carter, 56, Kinney Drive, Warsaw; Eric D. Carnes, 31, Packerton Road, Warsaw. Carter collided with Carnes in a parking lot. Damage up to $1,000