Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
5:42 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, North SR 13, north of East CR 300N, Pierceton. Driver: James M. Harper, 51, Shawnee Drive, Warsaw. Harper was traveling south on North SR 13 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
5:13 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, 4987 N. SR 13, Leesburg. Drivers: Thomas R. Reed, 51, West Harper Lake Road, Kimmell; and Eric E. Bowman, 41, East South Barbee Drive, Pierceton. Reed was traveling west in a parking lot when he struck Bowman’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
8:04 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26, West CR 900N, east of North CR 425W, Milford. Driver: Kelly E. Schneider, 51, East Maple Street, Bremen. Schneider was traveling east on CR 900N when his vehicle pulled to the right and struck a utility pole. Damage up to $5,000.
11:36 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, North CR 300E, near East Rookstool Road, Mentone. Drivers: Eleanor J. Schupra, 59, Weymouth Drive, Canton, Mich.; and Amanda B. White, 38, EMS D21D1 Lane, Syracuse. Schupra was making a U-turn at Rookstool Road and CR 300E when she pulled into the path of White’s vehicle. Schupra did not see White’s vehicle approaching from the south. White complained of left arm pain and said she would seek medical attention. Damage up to $25,000.
4:18 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, North CR 175E, south of East CR 200N, Warsaw. Driver: Ashley R. Shepherd, 29, East CR 450N, Leesburg. Shepherd was traveling south on CR 175E when her vehicle left the roadway and struck a utility pole. A passenger in Shepherd’s vehicle, Kussandra Carver, 6, Warsaw, sustained a bruise to her forehead and was taken to Parkview Warsaw by EMS. Damage up to $10,000.
5:43 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, South SR 13, north of East South Barbee Drive, Pierceton. Driver: Timothy L. Barrett, 38, East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster. Barrett was traveling north on SR 13 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
5:54 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, North SR 15, north of West Levi Lee Road, Leesburg. Drivers: Jeffrey L. Miller, 58, Mack Drive, Nappanee; and Lorraine L. Chamberlin, 61, West Section Street, Milford. Miller was traveling north on SR 15 when his vehicle went off the right side of the roadway, striking a Nipsco pole. Chamberlin attempted to go around Miller’s vehicle when Miller suddenly pulled back onto the roadway. This resulted in Miller striking Chamberlin’s vehicle. Miller’s vehicle then drove off the left side of the roadway. Neither driver was injured in the crash. Damage up to $50,000.
6:10 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, West US 30, west of North SR 19, Etna Green. Drivers: Kit E. Carson, Gary; and Deborah E. Greenlee-Keck, 44, Fillmore Drive, Goshen. Carson was traveling westbound on US 30 when he sideswiped Greenlee-Keck’s vehicle with his trailer. Damage up to $2,500.