Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident:
8:35 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, West Old Road 30, west of North CR 525W, Atwood. Driver: Michael A. Wienhorst, 32, East Old Road 30, Warsw. Wienhorst told police he was driving his vehicle westbound on West Old Road 30. He said the sun was in his eyes and he heard a crunch. He stopped his vehicle and went back to investigate and found Austin Donovan, 28, and Donovan’s bicycle on the side of the road. Donovan was taken by EMS to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne and Wienhorst was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital for a voluntary blood draw. Damage up to $10,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
8:04 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, North Bronson Street and East Center Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Taylor C. See, 19, East Old Road 30, Pierceton; David R. Cesaretti, 61, South Packerton Road, Warsaw. See told police he was driving his vehicle northbound on North Bronson Street and that he dropped his coffee mug and reached down to pick it up. He stated he did not see Cesaretti’s vehicle stop in front of him and collided with the rear of Cesaretti’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
3:47 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, SR 15, north of West CR 300N, Warsaw. Drivers: Jonah M. Lechlitner, 19, East Wilcox Road, Warsaw; Oren L. Collins, 61, South Grove Avenue, Warsaw; Robert D. Beck, 32, South CR 400E, Romney; Jonas E. Schwartz, 20, North Hiawatha Lane, Syracuse. Lechlitner told police he was driving his vehicle southbound on SR 15 and witnessed traffic stop in front of him. He stated he applied his brakes, but the brakes made a noise and did not stop his vehicle in time to avoid a rear-end collision with Collins’ vehicle, which in turned collided with Beck’s vehicle. Beck’s vehicle was pushed forward into Schwartz’s vehicle. Damage up to $25,000.
11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. A witness told police she was parked south of the parking lot at 610 S. Buffalo Street when she witnessed a vehicle attempting to pull into the parking lot and striking a parked vehicle before leaving the scene. Damage up to $1,000.
6:33 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, North SR 15 and CR 250N, Warsaw. Drivers: Crystal N. Wert, 30, North CR 825E, Mentone; Adam J. Paskiewicz, 45, Heather CV, South Bend. Wert told police she was driving her vehicle on SR 15 at the intersection of CR 250N when the traffic light for northbound traffic turned red and she realized she was too far into the intersection. She began to back her vehicle up when it struck the front of Paskiewicz’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.