Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
6:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, East US 30 west of East Van Ness Road, Pierceton. Driver: Josue R. Ortiz, 38, North Harris Street, Bourbon. Ortiz lost control of his vehicle and it hit several trees and a fence. Damage up to $10,000.
7:10 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, North CR 100E and East CR 200N, Warsaw. Driver: Mitch L. Rader, 58, Yvonna Street, Leesburg. Hit deer. Damage up to $2,500.
8:23 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, West CR 200S west of South SR 25, Warsaw. Driver: Nicholas X. Moore, 17, Charles Street, Winona Lake. Moore lost control of his vehicle and it went into a ditch. Damage up to $10,000.
Milford
Officers with the Milford Police Department investigated the following accident:
6:40 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, East CR 1300N west of North CR 100E, Milford. Driver: Madison B. Beaman, 17, EMS T7A Lane, Leesburg. Beaman’s vehicle left the roadway, hit a tree and landed in a ditch. Damage up to $2,500.
Pierceton
Officers with the Pierceton Police Department investigated the following accident:
8:12 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, Pequignot Drive west of Matchett Drive, Pierceton. Drivers: Robert T. Hopkins, 20, East CR 150N, Pierceton, and Melissa K. Smith, 50, South Water Street, South Whitley. Hopkins lost control of his vehicle and it fishtailed, hitting Smith’s school bus. A witness aboard the bus confirmed Hopkins appeared to have lost control of his vehicle. None of the students aboard the bus were reported as injured. Damage up to $25,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:
6:10 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, East CR 1300N west of North Kern Road, Syracuse. Driver: Gavin M. Scheffer, 19, North Harris Street, Bourbon. Scheffer lost control of his van and it left the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:
11:29 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, 408 N. Detroit St., Warsaw. Driver; John S. Courson, 52, North Tower Street, Etna Green. Courson’s vehicle hit a barrier pole near the Penguin Point building. Damage up to $2,500.