Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
12:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, South SR 25, Warsaw. Driver: Tracy L. Skipper, 47, Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. Skipper lost control of her vehicle due to the freezing rain and black ice and exited the roadway. The vehicle rolled over and landed on its wheels. Damage up to $10,000.
12:57 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, CR North 175E, Warsaw. Driver: Shelby M. Bankson, 20, Vasey Road, Apopka, Fla. Bankson lost control of her vehicle and struck a concrete pillar at the end of the drive. Damage up to $10,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
10:25 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, North/ South Alley and Detroit Street, Warsaw. Driver: Jennifer J. Price, 61, Dausha Court, Warsaw. Price was traveling south in the alley when she turned left and struck a dumpster. Damage up to $2,500.
5:18 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2777 N. Detroit St., Warsaw. Driver: Jonas P. Susaraba, 25, EMS C19C Lane, Warsaw. Susaraba struck Warsaw Buick GMC. As he was starting his manual vehicle, he believed his vehicle was in neutral when it was actually in first gear. Damage up to $25,000.
5:20 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, N. Lake Street and Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Driver: Austin S. Anthony, 18, Windfall. Anthony entered the roundabout from Fox Farm Road traveling southbound. Anthony was driving too quickly on the wet roadway and lost control of his vehicle as he was traveling around the roundabout. He attempted to regain control when he struck the curb, exited the roadway and struck a light pole. The vehicle rolled downhill into a body of water. Damage up to $5,000.
5:43 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, Eastlake Drive and East Jefferson Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Lacie S. Haag, 31, Walkers Ridge, Warsaw, and Barbara A. Bussell, 62, South Ferguson Road, Warsaw. Haag was stopped at the intersection facing northbound when she turned her windshield wipers on due to the heavy rain. She stated she must not have seen Bussell traveling southbound and the two collided. Damage up to $10,000.
11:03 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, 904 Detroit St., Warsaw. Driver: Dustin L. Alsman, 28, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Alsman was southbound on Detroit as he was being chased by the police. He veered off the roadway and intentionally ran into a building. Damage up to $50,000.