Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
10 a.m. Thursday, July 12, South SR 25, north of South Bruner Road, Warsaw. Driver: Dennis R. Norris, 66, West CR 600S, Mentone. Norris told police he was driving on SR 25 when he drifted off the roadway near Bruner Road and hit a junction box. Damage up to $2,500.
2:26 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, East US 30 and East CR 200N, Warsaw. Drivers: Vivian A. Edwards, 84, East Leo Smith Lane, Columbia City; Chase A. Myers, 22, EMS T15 Lane, Leesburg. Police reported that Edwards was driving her car westbound on US 30 and proceeded through a red light at CR 200N, striking the vehicle driven by Myers. Edwards and a passenger in her car were both transported by ambulance to a local hospital. Damage up to $25,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:
11:43 a.m. Friday, July 13, South Union Street, Warsaw. Driver: Tyler L. Hitchcock, 17, East CR 250N, Warsaw. Hitchcock told police he was backing his vehicle up at the county recycling depot and did not see the railroad crossing arm behind him. He struck the crossing arm with the rear of his vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.