Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
8:04 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, SR 13, south of Armstrong Road, North Webster. Driver: Dean R. Gephart, 80, EMS B6A Lane, Leesburg. Gephart was traveling north on SR 13 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
6:59 a.m. Friday, Jan. 18, South CR 100W, near West SR 14, Silver Lake. Driver: Tanna L. Flinn, 16, South CR 100W, Silver Lake. Flinn was traveling east on SR 14 when her vehicle slid across the roadway, striking a REMC pole. Damage up to $10,000.
6:58 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, East CR 500N, west of North Sullivan Road, Leesburg. Driver: Julia K. Cart, 78, West CR 800N, Pierceton. Cart was traveling east on East CR 500N when her vehicle hit a person on a riding lawn mower. The mower was operated by Elliott Spann. No injuries were reported. Damage up to $5,000.
3:03 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 104 E. State St., south of North Walnut Street, Etna Green. Drivers: Autumn R. Rooney, 32, Beech Road, Bourbon Road; and John P. Schuh, 70, West Marshall Street, Argos. Rooney backed her vehicle into Schuh’s. Damage up to $1,000.
10:43 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, East CR 600S, west of south Packerton Road, Warsaw. Driver: Keea N. Hyde, 18, West CR 800S, Claypool. Hyde was traveling west on CR 600S when she lost control of her vehicle, causing her vehicle to slide off the roadway and strike a REMC utility pole. Damage up to $25,000.
7:31 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, South CR 550W, east of Shilling Road, Warsaw. Driver: Liz M. Walls, 57, South CR 700W, Mentone. Walls was traveling on SR 25 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
5:31 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, South SR 13, north of CR 550S, Pierceton. Driver: Christopher J. Creekmore, 47, East US 30 24, Pierceton. Creekmore swerved his vehicle to avoid striking a deer, causing his vehicle to sideswipe a guardrail. Damage up to $10,000.
8:19 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, East Pierceton Road, west of East Washington Road, Pierceton. Driver: John H. Baughman, 77, South Old SR 13, Pierceton. Baughman was traveling on Pierceton Road when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
8:39 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, North CR 200E, south of East CR 900N, Milford. Driver: Jacob D. Hand, 18, North Main Street, Milford. Hand was traveling south on CR 200E when he lost control of his vehicle, causing his vehicle to leave the roadway and strike a REMC pole. Damage up to $5,000.
6:58 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, East Armstrong Road, east of EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg. Driver: Luke D. Tyler, 19, North CR 450E, Leesburg. Tyler was traveling northwest through the S-curve on Armstrong Road when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
6:52 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, East CR 900N, near North CR 200E, Milford. Drivers: Carmen I. Vega Vega, 39, South Summit Street, Nappanee; and Angela J. Nochebuena, 38, South CR 700W, Mentone. Vega Vega was traveling east on CR 900N when she rear-ended Nochebuena’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
6:46 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, West Old Road 30, east of North CR 650W, Atwood. Drivers: Alexis Ndayambaje, 28, Hidden Lakes Drive Apartment 2A, Mishawaka; Jessica R. Tomlinson, 24, 5C Road, Plymouth. Ndayambaje was traveling west on Old Road 30 when she lost control of her vehicle, causing her vehicle to slide across the center line and into the eastbound lane of traffic, in front of Tomlinson’s vehicle. Ndayambaje’s vehicle then continued off the roadway and rolled over one time. Damage up to $25,000.
5:26 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, North CR 800W, south of West CR 640N, Etna Green. Driver: Jose F. Ramirez, 45, West CR 200N, Warsaw. Ramirez was traveling north on North CR 800W when he lost control of his vehicle, causing his vehicle to crash into a ditch. Damage up to $2,500.
3:51 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, North CR 200E, north of East Armstrong Road, Leesburg. Driver: Travis R. Green, 33, North Lake Street, Syracuse. Green was traveling north on North CR 200E when his vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a utility pole. Green complained of back pain and was treated by Lutheran EMS. Green was then transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital for medical treatment. Damage up to $10,000.
7:54 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, South SR 25, east of South Bruner Road, Warsaw. Driver: Robert A. Hite, 67, West CR 1150S, Akron. Hite was traveling east on SR 25 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
7:31 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, South SR 25, east of South Bruner Road, Warsaw. Driver: Larry M. Oaks, 58, North West Street, Burket. Oaks was traveling west on SR 25 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
9:34 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, South CR 400E, south of East CR 500S, Warsaw. Driver: Brandie E. Swick, 32, West Palestine 1st Street, Mentone. Swick was traveling south on CR 400E when her vehicle left the roadway, striking a mailbox and two paper boxes. Swick’s vehicle then continued and struck a REMC utility pole. Damage up to $2,500.
7:51 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, North Syracuse Webster Road, north of North CR 500E, Syracuse. Driver: Evan G. Coblentz, 17, North CR 950E, North Webster. Coblentz was traveling north on Syracuse Webster Road when his vehicle started to slide. His vehicle then left the roadway and overturned, coming to a rest on the driver’s side. Coblentz did not sustain any injuries in the accident. Damage up to $10,000.
12:47 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, North SR 13, south of East CR 900N, North Webster. Driver: Paul A. Bartels, 59, North Midlake Drive, North Webster. Bartels was traveling north on North SR 13 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
8:13 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, North CR 300W, south of West CR 400N, Warsaw. Driver: Lora A. Kuhaneck, 17, North SR 15, Warsaw. Kuhaneck was traveling north on CR 300W when her vehicle slid off the roadway, causing her vehicle to strike a pole. Damage up to $5,000.
Mentone
Officers with the Mentone Police Department investigated the following accident:
7:45 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, CR 500S, near CR 1300W, Mentone. Driver: Madison M. Francis, 18, East CR 700N, Rochester. Francis stopped and went through an intersection when an unknown vehicle ran a stop sign, striking the passenger rear corner of Francis’ vehicle. The unknown vehicle left the scene. Damage up to $2,500.
Pierceton
Officers with the Pierceton Police Department investigated the following accidents:
9:23 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, CR 900E, south of Mile Marker #3540S, Pierceton. Driver: Terry L. Rollins, 46, North CR 300W, Milford. Rollins was traveling south on CR 900E when his vehicle went off the roadway, striking a utility pole. Damage up to $2,500.
7:08 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, East Old Road 30, east of SR 13, Pierceton. Driver: John Cheak, 31, Scarlet Avenue, Radcliff, Ky. Cheak was traveling eastbound on Old Road 30 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
2:17 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, US 30, east of CR 250S, Pierceton. Driver: Ashleigh N. Stopper, 19, East Donald Street, South Bend. Stopper was traveling west on US 30 when she lost control of her vehicle, causing her vehicle to go into a ditch. Damage up to $5,000.
1:03 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, US 30, west of CR 650E, Pierceton. Drivers: Helen J. Malin-Christiansen, 60, Wildwood Road, Salem, Va.; and Kerry W. Mays, 45, East Woodside Street, South Bend. Malin-Christiansen and Mays were traveling west on US 30 when Malin-Christiansen lost control of her vehicle, causing her to sideswipe Mays’ vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
6:32 a.m. Friday, Jan. 18, Prairie Street, near South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Driver: Jacqueline G. Wyatt, 49, South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Wyatt was traveling east on Prairie Street when she attempted to turn left. As she did so, she struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian, identified as Katiee E. Beck, 14, Warsaw, complained of pain to her hip and upper leg. Damage up to $1,000.
10:12 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, Country Club Drive, near Kelly Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Nathan D. Wilson, 30, Yarnelle Lane A., Warsaw. Wilson was traveling east on Country Club Drive when his vehicle went off the roadway, striking a stop sign and a Nipsco pole, causing the top to break from the pole. Damage up to $25,000.
6:05 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 624 W. CR 300N, Warsaw. Drivers: Karen L. Kirleis, 62, EMS W18 Lane, North Webster; and Salvador Vera, 60, North Johnson Street, Akron. Kirleis was backing from a parking space when she backed into Vera’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
2:49 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, East CR 200N, near East US 30, Warsaw. Drivers: Heaven C. Vick, 24, Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw; and Nelson O. Ortiz Vega, 47, Singing Quail Court Apartment 372, Columbia City. Vick was traveling south on East CR 200N when she rear-ended Ortiz Vega’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
9:01 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 56 E. Bell Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Martin J. Byrne, 53, Robson Road, Winona Lake. Byrne was traveling west in a parking lot. As he attempted to turn into a parking space, Byrne’s vehicle struck a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
8:16 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 820 Old Colony Road, Warsaw. Driver: Aric J. Krallman, 18, South Oak Drive, Warsaw. Krallman was traveling northwest on Old Colony Road when his vehicle left the roadway and collided into a residence at 820 Old Colony Road. Damage up to $2,500.
6:29 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, US 30, near Meijer Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Jay E. Shively, 80, South Freedom Parkway, Winona Lake; and Cameron D. Bayne, 57, Country Club Drive, Warsaw. Shively was traveling east on US 30 when he rear-ended Bayne’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
12:13 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, South Columbia Street, south of West Center Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Randall Slone, 60, South Union Street, Warsaw; and Joel S. Joseph, 29, South Cherry Creek Lane, Warsaw. Alone was pulling out of a parking lot when he collided with Joseph’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
6:57 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, Ranch Road, south of Fisher Avenue, Warsaw. Drivers: Joe A. Brubaker, 66, North CR 400E, North Manchester; and Ashley R. Hite, 33, East Orchard Drive, North Manchester. Brubaker was traveling near Fisher Avenue when his vehicle slid on the roadway, causing his vehicle to rear-end Hite’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
8:24 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Driver: unknown. A vehicle owned by James G. Bullington, Mentone, was parked unoccupied when it sustained damage on the driver’s side front door. Damage up to $2,500.
6:56 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, North Fox Farm Road, west of Westside Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Ayla Stahl, 25, East Main Street, Warsaw. Stahl was traveling north on North Fox Farm Road when she attempted to turn, causing her vehicle to leave the roadway. Stahl’s vehicle then struck a tree. Stahl complained of pain in her lower right leg. Damage up to $5,000.
3:48 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, South Indiana Street, east of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Drivers: Paul E. Shepherd, 34, West Osprey Drive, Mentone; and Diana Gaul, 40, Bradley Drive, Farmington Hills, Mich. Shepherd was traveling south in an alleyway when he attempted to stop. His vehicle slid through the intersection, causing him to strike Gaul’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
Winona Lake
Officers with the Winona Lake Police Department investigated the following accidents:
7:31 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, Muirfield Road, near CR 275E, Winona Lake. Drivers: Elliott A. Spann, 28, North SR 13, North Manchester; and Guy E. Schnackenberg, 44, East Porthcawl Road, Winona Lake. Spann lost control of his vehicle, causing his vehicle to leave the roadway and strike Schnackenberg’s vehicle at the intersection of Muirfield Road and CR 275E. Damage up to $25,000.
10:09 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, US 30, west of Arnolt Drive, Pierceton. Driver: Theodore Reynolds, 55, Hickory Road, Scott Depot, W.Va. Reynolds was traveling west on US 30 when his truck hit a slick spot, causing his vehicle to jack-knife. When the trailer jack-knifed, it caused damage to the left rear of the cab of the tractor, including severing the air lines to the trailer. Damage up to $10,000.
12:07 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, South County Farm Road, north of East CR 400S, Warsaw. Driver: Laderral D. Robbins, 50, West CR 100S 16, Warsaw. Robbins lost control of his vehicle, causing his vehicle to leave the roadway and roll over. Robbins was not injured in the accident. Damage up to $25,000.