Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
12:20 p.m. Saturday, June 3, East Main Street and North Prairie Street, Atwood. Drivers: Alejandro Medina, 21, South Franklin Street, Mentone, and Leah M. Farmwald, Sylvester Street, Plymouth. Medina was headed southbound on Prairie Street. He stopped at the intersection, but did not see Farmwald headed eastbound on Main Street. Medina pulled into the path of Farmwald. Damage up to $10,000.
3:15 a.m. Sunday, June 4, North CR 800W, Warsaw. Driver: Jeffrey S. Bisaillion, 27, West 600N, Warsaw. Bisaillion swerved to avoid a possum, causing him to lose control of the vehicle and drive off the road.
12:01 p.m. Sunday, June 4, South SR 13, Pierceton. Driver: Regina A. Friedrich, 43, South SR 13, Pierceton. Friedrich struck a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
4:51 p.m. Sunday, June 4, West Old Road 30, Warsaw. Drivers: Matthew R. Woodward, 27, River Ridge Drive, Tippecanoe, and Ross M. Wonson, 44, Terrace Drive, Schererville. Woodward rear-ended Wonson. Damage up to $10,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
12:29 p.m. Saturday, June 3, 1007 N. Warren St., Warsaw. Driver: Amber R. Bundy, 34, North Union Street, Warsaw. As Bundy was backing out of a parking space, she side-swiped an unoccupied, parked vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
1:27 p.m. Saturday, June 3, East Main Street and North Detroit Street, Warsaw. Driver: Phillip D. Fretz, 69, East CR 200N, Warsaw, and Channing M. Kruse, 25, North Side Drive, Warsaw. Fretz turned in front of Kruse at an intersection, causing the two to collide. Damage up to $2,500.
2:59 p.m. Saturday, June 3, North Maple Avenue and East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Heather D. Sparks, 44, South CR 700E, Columbia City, and Gary R. Miller, 37, East CR 700S, Claypool. Sparks began to cross the intersection when she believed it was clear but collided with Miller at a right angle. Damage up to $10,000.
5 p.m. Saturday, June 3, East Center Street, Warsaw. Drivers: James N. Humphrey II, 52, Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne, and Shirley A. Hyde, 52, South Barbee Drive, Pierceton. Humphrey was traveling westbound on Center Street. Humphrey believed Hyde had waved him on, so he turned in front of Hyde, causing the two to collide. Damage up to $5,000.
3:13 p.m. Sunday, June 4, Lake City Highway and Meijer Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Jonathan T. Harmon, 19, Lydia Drive, Warsaw; Larry G. Swihart, 74, Douglas Road, Tippecanoe; and Donnie R. Beliles, 73, Lincoln Highway, Bourbon. Harmon rear-ended Swihart. The force from the collision caused Swihart to rear-end Beliles.
3:18 p.m. Sunday, June 4, Lake City Highway and Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Jonathan P. Sumpter, 27, West Emeline Street, Warsaw, and Victoria Gordon, 26, Tipperary Drive, Muncie. Sumpter was traveling eastbound on Lake City Highway. He briefly checked his mirrors. When he looked back at the road, the vehicles had stopped. He braked and swerved to the left, but was unable to avoid Gordon’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
4:12 am. Monday, June 12, Lake City Highway and North CR 150W, Warsaw. Drivers: Pamala L. Engle, 56, South Main Street, Sidney, and Gregory K. Prater, 34, East CR 250W, Akron. Engle and Prater collided at the intersection when Prater entered the intersection as Engle was turning. Damage up to $25,000.