Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
3:11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 17, East CR 225S, west of Widaman Street, Warsaw. Driver: Dawn M. Blanton, 51, East CR 225S, Warsaw. A deer ran onto the roadway, striking Blanton’s vehicle on the right front bumper. Damage up to $2,500.
7:37 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, East CR 450S, east of South CR 300E, Warsaw. Driver: Calvin T. Prinsen, 24, South CR 600E, Pierceton. A deer ran into the roadway and struck the passenger side of Prinsen’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
1:54 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, Syracuse Street, south of Old SR 15, Milford. Driver: Nicholas R. Wiggs, 32, North CR 475E, Warsaw. Wiggs reportedly failed to stop at a stop sign and drove through an intersection, then entered a private drive. After entering the private drive, Wiggs drove to a back yard behind 312 E. Syracuse St., Milford, and struck multiple trees in the back yard before coming to a stop. Damage up to $10,000.
6:04 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, East CR 450N, west of East CR 475, Leesburg. Driver: Lisa C. Robinson, 59, North CR 250E, Warsaw. Robinson’s vehicle struck a deer.
1:51 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, SR 25, south of West CR 150S, Warsaw. Driver: Angelita C. Garcia, 28, West CR 250S, Warsaw. Garcia lost control of her vehicle and went into a ditch. Damage up to $5,000.
12:06 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, East US 30, west of South CR 325E, Warsaw. Drivers: Rachel E. Jensen, 26, Chestnut Street, Winona Lake; and Thomas G. Ozello, 58, Locherbie Court, Dublin, Ohio. Jensen was turning westbound from the median and pulled into the path of Ozello’s vehicle. Jensen complained of blurred vision and advised she was going to the hospital to be checked out. Ozello and the other occupants in his vehicle complained of neck pain and stated they would be going to the hospital at a later time. A stop sign and guardrail were damaged as a result of this accident. Damage up to $25,000.
12:16 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, East Wildwood Drive, south of South Trail Ridge Road, Warsaw. Driver: Hanna G. Bloemendaal, 17, Kenway Drive, Warsaw. Bloemendaal’s vehicle went off the road, driving through the yard of 2557 Wildwood Trail before coming to a stop in a landscaped area on top of the home’s wellhead. Damage up to $10,000.
10:22 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, North SR 19, east of North CR 900W, Nappanee. Drivers: John F. Thomas, 82, SR 5, South Whitley; and Ryan D. Miller, 17, 2B Road, Nappanee. Thomas was reportedly traveling south on CR 900W. Miller was traveling west on SR 19. Thomas’ vehicle entered the path of Miller’s vehicle, resulting in a collision. After the collision, Thomas’ vehicle spun around and struck a utility pole. Thomas had to be extricated from his vehicle and was then transported by ambulance to Parkview Warsaw to be treated for minor bleeding to the head. Passengers in Miller’s vehicle complained of minor injuries. Damage up to $25,000.
6:42 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, North CR 600W, Warsaw. Driver: Kelsey A. Haughee, 30, North CR 300W, Warsaw. Haughee’s vehicle struck a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
12:39 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, SR 13, north of East CR 850S, Sidney. Driver: Emily S. Hiltonnickel, 20, El Codo Way, San Jose, Calif. Hiltonnickel’s vehicle left the road and off the west side of the road, rolling over multiple times. Hiltonnickel complained of head pain and planned to arrange a visit with an urgent care facility. Damage up to $25,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:
1:54 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, East CR 1400N, Syracuse. Driver: Wayde E. Miller, 31, East Sleepy Hollow Parkway, Cromwell. Miller’s vehicle struck a deer. Damage up to $2,500.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
10:47 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, East CR 200N, east of Biomet Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Monica L. Holloway, 27, Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw. Holloway lost control of her vehicle and went into a ditch. Damage up to $5,000.
5:53 pm. Sunday, Dec. 16, West CR 300N, Warsaw. Driver: Sherry D. Fox, 54, Brubaker Street, Warsaw. Fox was backing out of a parking space when she struck a parked, occupied vehicle. A passenger in the parked vehicle complained of pain and was treated at the scene by Lutheran EMS. Damage up to $2,500.
1:12 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Derrick F. Rose, 30, Packerton Road, Warsaw; and Shelley B. Helton, 49, Old Orchard Drive, Warsaw. Rose’s vehicle struck Helton’s vehicle as Rose was backing out of a parking space. Damage up to $5,000.
1:08 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, East Center Street, Warsaw. Drivers; Latisha L. Miller, 45, North 2nd Street, Urbana; and Joshua D. White, 39, East CR 200N, Warsaw. The vehicles collided when both drivers were backing out of parking spaces. Damage up to $5,000.
4:21 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, McClellen Street and Pope Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Cynthia A. Shelton, 72, Fairlane Drive, Warsaw; and Ryan A. Lewis, 23, Wildwood Drive, Warsaw. Shelton’s vehicle rear-ended Lewis’ vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
10:58 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. Drivers: Alan R. Frank, 66, Tee Trail, Syracuse; and Howard T. Kerr, 75, East CR 100N, Akron. Frank’s vehicle struck Kerr’s vehicle as Frank was backing out of a parking space. Damage up to $2,500.
8:09 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, 1130 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Driver: John A. Rowe, 18, Henderson Drive, Warsaw. Rowe was backing out of a parking space when he struck a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
1:32 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, 365 W. Market St., Warsaw. Drivers: Rickey Bevely, 53, South Columbia Street, Warsaw; and Susan M. Nobles, 36, North CR 175E 142, Warsaw. Bevely was backing his vehicle from a parking space when he backed into Nobles’ vehicle. Nobles was also backing her vehicle from a parking space. Damage up to $2,500.
11:10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14, Zimmer Road and Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Drivers: Morgan K. Ziebarth, 17, North CR 400E, Warsaw; and Chad A. Study, 42, West CR 150S, Warsaw. Ziebarth’s vehicle rear-ended Study’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
Winona Lake
Officers with the Winona Lake Police Department investigated the following accident:
2:48 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, South CR 250E and East Pierceton Road, Winona Lake. Drivers: Juanita M. Frantz, 85, Country Club Road, Warsaw; and Atilano A. Avelar, 38, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. The vehicles collided at the intersection. Damage up to $2,500.