Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
10:54 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8, West CR 13350N and North CR 750W, Nappanee. Driver: Sydney Rosario, 25, Glade Street, College Station, Texas. Lost control and ran into a utility pole. Damages up to $5,000.
7:58 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8, East US 30, west of South CR 900E, Pierceton. Drivers: Lauren E. Brown, 21, Bluebird Drive, Warsaw, and Dawn D. Pittman, 40, Painted Desert Run, Fort Wayne. Brown lost control of her vehicle and slid into Pittman’s vehicle. Damages up to $10,000.
6:04 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8, North CR 1000W, north of North SR 19, Nappanee. Driver: Nicholas A. Hundt, 38, South Washington Street, Bourbon. Lost control and struck a fence. Damages up to $5,000.
5:48 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8, West SR 14, east of South CR 100W, Warsaw. Driver: Aimee Starner, 21, South CR 700W, Claypool. Lost control and hit a utility pole. Damages up to $5,000.
4:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8, North SR 19, south of West CR 600N, Etna Green. Drivers: Dennis A. Smith, 61, West Park Avenue, Bourbon, and Jose R. Garcia, 57, North Mishawaka, Akron. Smith’s vehicle sideswiped Garcia’s while passing. Damages up to $10,000.
4:23 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8, East CR 1300N, east of North CR 175E, Syracuse. Driver: Larry C. Cole, 46, South Thwaits Court, Syracuse. Cole lost control of his vehicle and ran off the road into a barb wired fence. Damages up to $2,500.
2:38 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, East Armstrong Road, west of North CR 200E, Leesburg. Drivers: Michael E. Scott, 60, EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg, and Steven M. Pylant, 67, East CR 700N, Leesburg. Scott’s vehicle slid into Pylant’s vehicle’s path. Injured; Scott complained of hip pain, Pylant complained of head pain. Both drivers were transported to the hospital for treatment. Damages up to $25,000.
1:35 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, South Main Street, north of West Van Buren St., Leesburg. Drivers: Joshua C. Moore, 34, West Monroe Street, Mentone, and Jessica J. Miller, 30, North CR 550E, Columbia City. Moore’s vehicle rear-ended Miller’s. Damages up to $10,000.
6:58 a.m. Friday, Jan. 5, East CR 200N and North Cessna Road, Warsaw. Driver: Jesus M. Lopez, 18, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Slid off the road and struck a guide wire. Damages up to $2,500.
11:46 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, West CR 100N and North CR 600W, Warsaw. Drivers: Scott F. Wise, 56, North CR 850E, Pierceton, and Tracy L. Skipper, 48, South Palestine Lane, Warsaw. Wise failed to yield to skipper. Damages up to $10,000.
Pierceton
Officers with the Pierceton Police Department investigated the following accidents:
12:06 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, East US 30, east of Arnolt Drive, Pierceton. Drivers: Eugene Ousley, 70, East CR 200N, and Kathleen A. Balke, 59, South Maple Street, Pierceton. Ousley veered off the road and hit Balke’s vehicle when returning to road. Damages up to $5,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accidents:
2:24 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, 205 West Railroad Avenue, Syracuse. Driver: Hunter L. Coyle, 20, North Virginia Trail, Columbia City. Coyle’s vehicle backed into a parked vehicle. Damages up to $1,000.
7:25 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, CR 1300, north of Kern Road, Syracuse. Driver: Christopher J. Jarvis, 42, North Main Street, Milford. Slid off the road and hit a utility pole. Damages up to $10,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8, South Buffalo Street and Market Street, Warsaw. Driver: Christopher L. White, 31, Millers Drive, Mentone. Backed into a parked car. Damages up to $1,000.
5:29 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, SR 15, north of Lyon Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Kylee A. Vancuren, 17, North CR 700E, Leesburg, and Denise M. Holloway, 32, Western Drive, Winona Lake. Vancuren’s vehicle began to fishtail when attempting to slow down. She attempted to change lanes to avoid a collision and sideswiped Holloway’s vehicle. Damages up to $2,500.