Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to the following accidents:
7:43 a.m. Monday, Feb. 16, South SR 25, west of West CR 250S, Warsaw. Driver: Laura L. Herring, 37, North Parker Street, Warsaw. Icy conditions caused Herrings car to slide off the road and into a fence. Damage up to $5,000.
6:35 a.m. Monday, Feb. 16, East US 30, east of South CR 900 E, Pierceton. Driver: Jan C. Carter, 74, Denzil Drive, Columbia City. A wind drift blew the car off of the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, Base Line Road and East Prairie Street, Leesburg. Driver: Aaron E. Lambert, 24, South Rowland Avenue, Leesburg. Lambert was attempting a turn when he slid on the ice and collided with a pole. Damage up to $2,500.
5:28 p.m. sunday, Feb. 15, East Jefferson Street and South Morgan Street, Mentone. Drivers: Danny L. Flenner, 17, Francis Street, Delong, and Sarah E. Moore, 30, West Monroe Street, Mentone. Flenner attempted to execute a turn too fast, colliding with Moore in the process. Damage up to $2,500.
10:49 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, West Old Road 30, west of West CR 100N, Warsaw. Driver: Benjamin T. Hinora, 21, North SR 5, Larwill. Due to road condtions, Hinora slid off the road and struck the Creighton Brothers building with his car. Damage up to $25,000.
12:17 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, South SR 15, south of West Union Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Denver L. Craft, 59, South Fern Lane, Claypool, and Joseph W. Williamson, 32, South CR 425W, Silver Lake. Craft struck the rear of Williamson’s vehicle, which was stopped. Damage up to $5,000.
12 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, North SR 15, south of West CR 600N, Leesburg. Drivers: Russell F. Sproat, 46, East McClintic Road, Syracuse, and Korissa R. O’neil, 22, West Mulberry Street, South Whitley. Sproat could not see due to winter conditions and struck the rear of O’neil’s vehicle.
11:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, North SR 15, north of West Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Austin J. Gacke, 20, East 73rd Avenue, Merrillville, Pamela S. Pollock, 63, North CR 200W, Milford, Annette J. Hammond, 19, CR 33, Goshen, and Marvin E. McCleese, 69, North CR 400E, Leesburg. Gacke struck the rear of an unknown vehicle, which fled the scene. The accident resulted in a chain reaction of collisions among the other vehicles involved. Damage up to $50,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department responded to the following accidents:
11:13 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, 1404 N. Workman Drive, Syracuse. Driver: Timothy G. Rodgerson, 35, East CR 800N, North Webster. Rodgerson was backing out of his driveway when he hit his friend’s parked truck. Damage up to $2,500.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department responded to the following accidents:
7:19 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, 1506 Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Briette A. Lapland, 29, Robin Drive, Warsaw, and Hannah S. Kuhn, 24, West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Kuhn was backing out of a parking space when she collided with Lapland’s vehicle. Damage up to $1,000.
3:26 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, Jalynn Street and Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Drivers: Pamela J. Reichert, 33, East Sunset Drive, Bourbon, and Jason T. Lenon, 29, East Main Street, Warsaw. Reichert slid through a stop sign due to road conditions, colliding with Lenon. Damage up to $10,000.
12:20 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, Walton Blvd. and Jalynn Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Eric S. Aites, 28, East CR 300N, Warsaw, and Roger D. Rowland, 64, South CR 200W, Claypool. Aites rear-ended Rowland’s vehicle at a stop sign. Damage up to $5,000.
11: 53 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, Lake City Highway and Meijer Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Faryl L. Smith, 38, Heritage Court, Valpraiso, and Casey A. Renschler, 25, South State Street, South Whitley. Smith slid on ice while attempting to stop at a red light, resulting in a collision with the rear of Renschler’s stopped car. Damage up to $5,000.
3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, North Parker Street and Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Drivers: Kristin K. Chalmers, 25, North Dixie Highway, Boca Raton, Fla., and Chrystal D. Lecount, 34, South Pine Mills Road, Warsaw. Chalmers was attempting a turn when her vehicle began to slide, causing a collision with Lecount. Damage up to $10,000.
2:11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, Lake City Highway and North Parker Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Stanley A. Kendall, 62, 118 Rattington Circle, Warsaw, Aaron R. Marshall, 31, North CR 600W, Warsaw, Kevin E. Judd, 43, Flamingo Drive, Warsaw, Vicki D. Martin, EMS Lane, Leesburg, and Todd S. Brink, North Elkhart Street, Wakarusa. Kendall struck Marshall’s vehicle in the middle of the intersection, causing a chain reaction of collisions. Damage up to $25,000.
12:55 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, North CR 100E and East CR 250N, Warsaw. Drivers: Yosajandi L. Trejo, 29, East CR 200N, Warsaw, and Michael A. Facundo, 24, EMS Lane, Pierceton. Trejo was executing a turn and pulled out in front of Facundo, causing a collision. Damage up to $5,000.
12:55 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, CR 100E and CR 350N, Warsaw. Drivers: Carissa A. McCullough, 35, North Syracuse Webster Road, Syracuse; Joshua D. Lozano, 27, Chestnut Avenue, Winona Lake, and Justin G. Ousley, 24, North CR 375E, Warsaw. McCullough ran into the back of Lozano’s car, which subsequently rear-ended Ousley’s car. Damage up to $25,000.