Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
7:16 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, East Defreese Road, east of North CR 300E, Milford. Driver: Terry J. Richards, 55, East Wesley Lane, North Webster. Richards’ vehicle slid off the road due to the ice, hitting several fence posts. Damage up to $2,500.
6:50 a.m. Thursday Feb. 4, South SR 15 and West CR 125S, Warsaw. Driver: Michael S. Doub, 56, South Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Doub’s vehicle began to slide, went off the roadway and overturned. Damage up to $10,000.
6:40 a.m. Wednesday Feb. 3, West Old Road 30, west of North Pearl Street, Etna Green. Driver: Tanner D. Miller, 20, Legend Drive, Bourbon. Miller fell asleep while driving, causing his vehicle to go off the road hitting a landscaping wall and bushes. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:
3:35 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, Lake City Highway, west of Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Donald R. Westwater, 55, Larch Lane, Fort Wayne, and Roger A. Murphy, 65, Baker Street, Plymouth. Westwater’s semitractor struck the back of the Murphy semitractor. Murphy complained of back and neck pain and was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Damage up to $25,000.