Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident reports:
8:19 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, South Main Street, Milford. Driver: Duane A. Whitman, 50, East Superior Street, Osceola. Whitman was backing from parking area behind 111 S. Main St., and struck a utility pole. Damage up to $2,500.
4:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, North SR 13, north of East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster. Driver: James S. Dixon, 29, East Main Street, Larwill. Hit deer. Damage up to $1,000.
2:59 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, North SR 13, north of East CR 1000N Syracuse. Drivers: Neal R. Minnick, 36, East Washington Street, Syracuse, and Jessey W. Tyler, 46, East Park Lane, Cromwell. Minnick’s vehicle struck the back of Tyler’s vehicle several times before going into a corn field on the east side of SR 13. Damage up to $10,000.
5:38 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, North SR 13, North Webster. Driver: Diamond J. Dove, 17, East Himes Street, North Webster. Dove backed into a vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
Milford
Officers with the Milford Police Department investigated the following accident:
11:22 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, West Waubee Road and North SR 15, Milford. Driver: William F. Baxter, 61, North Market Street, North Manchester. Injured: Matt D. Oler, 54, West Tower Street, Pierceton, fracture dislocation knee/lowerleg/foot. Baxter turned onto Waubee Lake Road, which was closed for resurfacing and failed to see the flagger, Oler. Oler stated he went toward the vehicle to stop it from entering the work area and his feet slipped under the vehicle getting ran over by the vehicle. Damage under $750.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:
3:14 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7, South Huntington St., south of East Pickwick Drive, Syracuse. Drivers: Norman V. Ellsworth, 47, Harbour Landing, Syracuse, and Danielle J. Gunkel, 19, EMS W29 Lane, North Webster. Ellsworth stopped to wait for a construction worker before turning, but when the light turned red, he backed his vehicle to get out of the intersection and backed into the Gunkle vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
2:08 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, East Center Street, Warsaw. Driver: Maynard G. Wade, 88, East Wade Road, Warsaw, Wade’s vehicle struck a parked vehicle registered to Robert D. Kline, W. 200S, Warsaw, when exiting a parking space. Damage up to $2,500.
11:10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Driver: John V. Yingling, 62, South Hunters Ridge, Warsaw, Yingling backed from a parking space into a parked vehicle registered to Robert W. Randels, North Vicky Lane, Warsaw. Damage up to $2,500.