Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
5:18 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9, East CR 500N, west of EMS T7 Lane, Leesburg. Driver: Leah L. Boardley, 46, South Lura Mae Street, North Webster. Boardley was traveling west on East CR 500N when two deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
10:39 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, North SR 13, north of East Old Road 30, Pierceton. Driver: Samantha A. Pearish, 40, North Candy Cane Lane, Cromwell. Pearish was traveling south on SR 13 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
9:34 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, North Fox Farm Road, north of West Leigh Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Zebadiah L. Short, 37, South Union Street, Warsaw. Short was traveling south on Fox farm Road when a dog entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
8:59 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, North SR 13, north of East CR 1000N, Syracuse. Driver: Jefferson B. Vangundy, 62, EMS W26 Lane, North Webster. Vangundy was traveling south on SR 13 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
8:58 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, East CR 300N, west of CR 600E, Warsaw. Driver: Philip M. Randall, 61, EMS B28A Lane, Pierceton. Randall was traveling east on CR 300N when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $1,000.
6:38 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, North Detroit Street, north of Plaza Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Thomas L. Waikel, 52, West Main Street, Warsaw. Waikel was traveling north on Detroit Street when a deer entered his lane of travel. Waikel was unable to avoid a collision with the deer and struck it with the front of his vehicle. Waikel said he was not injured in the crash and refused medical attention. Damage up to $10,000.
5:07 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, South SR 25, south of West CR 200S, Warsaw. Driver: Lechia A. Manns, 56, South Scott Road, Claypool. Manns was traveling north on SR 25 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
2:03 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, East Center Street, west of North Park Avenue, Warsaw. Drivers: Phoebe L. Schmidt, 17, South Southwood Drive, Warsaw; and Anil Prajapati, 31, Singing Quail Court Apartment 352, Columbia City. Schmidt stopped at a stop sign and proceeded across Center Street, failing to notice Prajapati’s vehicle traveling west on Center Street. Prajapati’s vehicle collided with the side of Schmidt’s vehicle. Schmidt was transported to the hospital for further evaluation. Damage up to $50,000.
1:14 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 650 W. CR 300N, Warsaw. Driver: Molly J. Plank, 40, South West Trail, Mentone. Plank was traveling east in the travel portion of a parking lot when she struck a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
8:53 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, North CR 100E, near East CR 250N, Warsaw. Driver: Lisa M. Scott, 45, EMS T7A Lane, Leesburg. Scott was traveling north on CR 100E when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $1,000.