Area Accident Reports
Claypool
Officers with the Claypool Police Department investigated the following accident:
4:09 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, SR 15, north of Union Street, Claypool. Driver: Cheryl Wiggs, 69, 38th Street, Marion. Wiggs’ vehicle struck a deer. Damages up to $5,000.
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
11:19 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, County Farm Road and East CR 800S, Claypool. Drivers: Kaelynn Keplinger, 23, Williams Street, Knox, and Kayla Bailey, 22, Second Street, North Manchester. The two vehicles collided in the intersection. Keplinger complained of shoulder pain and was treated at the scene. Bailey was transported to the hospital for ankle pain. Damages up to $10,000.
10:09 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, SR 14 and Packerton Road, Silver Lake. Drivers: Gabriella Hinojosa, 24, Pike Shore Drive, Warsaw, and Jessie Thompson, 67, CR 50N, Akron. Hinojosa was stopped at the intersection. After reportedly not seeing any vehicles, she continued through the intersection and was struck by Thompson’s vehicle. Thompson stated that Hinojosa’s vehicle pulled out in front of him and he did not have time to stop. Both drivers complained of chest pain. Damages up to $25,000.
2:35 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, SR 25, east of Tinkey Road, Mentone. Drivers: Christina Farmer, 33, SR 25, Mentone, and Travis Edwards, 29, Don Way, Claypool. Farmer was westbound on SR 25 and Edwards was eastbound. As the two vehicles met, Farmer made a left turn to enter a private drive. Farmer’s vehicle turned in front of Edward’s vehicle, cashing the collision. Both Farmer and a passenger in Edward’s vehicle, Eric Cody, Claypool, suffered injuries. Damages up to $50,000.
4:06 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, North SR 15 and West CR 1350N, Warsaw. Driver: Domingo Rodriguez-Vega, 26, Inverness Point, Warsaw. Rodriguez-Vega’s vehicle hit a patch of ice on the bridge of SR 15. He lost control of the vehicle and struck the west guard rail. Damages up to $2,500.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:
5:56 a.m. Wednesday, April 18, Buffalo Street, south of Prairie Street, Warsaw. Drivers: John Burke, 59, CR 1000N, Roann, and Allyson Orr, 25, CR 225S, Winona Lake. Burke reported being distracted and his vehicle rear-ended Orr’s vehicle. Damages up to $10,000.