Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
7:21 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, Chapman Lake Drive, near EMS C22 Lane, Warsaw. Driver: Stephen P. Rodgers, 69, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw. Rodgers was traveling north on Chapman Lake Drive when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
4:17 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, South Logan Street, north of Eagle Street, Warsaw. Driver: Ronald J. Valencia, 33, Short Ridge Drive, Warsaw. Valencia was traveling south on Logan Street when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
3:45 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, South Buffalo Street, near East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Drivers: Crystal A. Ellison, 53, P.O. Box 7, Burket; and Dale A. Degroff, 65, South CR 150W, Warsaw. Ellison was traveling west on West Winona Avenue when her vehicle slid through an intersection, striking Degroff’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
3:07 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, West US 30, west of North CR 150W, Warsaw. Drivers: Jeffrey T. Shroyer, 37, Kelly Street Northwest, New Phila, OH; and Harsh T. Shukla, 25, Clinic Street, Warsaw. Shroyer was traveling east on US 30 when he rear-ended Shukla’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
2:35 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, East US 30, west of South CR 250E, Warsaw. Drivers: Arthur A. Brown, 44, South Lake Street, Warsaw; Gregory W. Addair, 18, East Main Street, Warsaw; and James W. Akers, 38, South SR 5, South Whitley. Brown was traveling east on East US 30 when he struck Addair’s vehicle. This caused Addair’s vehicle to slide and strike Akers’ vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
8:12 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, East Clark Street, south of North Parker Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Jay L. Timmons, 33, North Greenwood Drive, Warsaw; and Mark A. Wolfe, 50, Hilltop Circle, Winona Lake. Timmons was traveling north on North Parker Street when his vehicle rear-ended Wolfe’s and then hit a city light pole, completely breaking the pole off of its base. A passenger in Wolfe’s vehicle, Donna J. Wolfe, 45, Winona Lake, complained of neck pain due to the accident. Damage up to $10,000.
8:01 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, 1695 W. Lake St., Warsaw. Driver: Mauricio E. Carvajal, 19, East Joshua Drive, Warsaw. Carvajal was traveling eastbound in a Wilby’s parking lot when his vehicle struck a metal storage structure containing propane tanks. Damage up to $2,500.
4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw. Driver: unknown. Toni L. Zimmerman, Warsaw, said her vehicle was parked at Owen’s East when it sustained damage due to an unknown vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
5:05 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, 1777 W. Center St., Warsaw. Drivers: Leah E. Fraley, 47, East Main Street, Warsaw; and Amanda M. Eshelman, 44, Sunny Hill Cove, Fort Wayne. Fraley was backing her vehicle from a parking spot when she collied with Eshelman’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
3:04 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, South Scott Street, south of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Drivers: unknown; and Regina P. Smith, 47, North Lakeview Drive, North Manchester. Smith said she was traveling south on South Scott Street when she proceeded through an intersection with a green light. A black SUV traveling west on East Winona Avenue did not stop at the red light and collided with her vehicle. The SUV left the scene of the accident. Damage up to $5,000.
11:47 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8, 1800 W. Center St., Warsaw. Drivers: Skipper S. Smythe, 47, North Saddlebrook Lane, Warsaw; and Jennifer M. Carr, 33, North CR 300W, Huntington. Both Smythe and Carr were backing their vehicles out of parking spaces when a collision occurred. Damage up to $5,000.
7:20 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8, SR 15, north of East Prairie Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Elena D. Dagner, 44, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw; and Troy W. Akers, 57, North Old Orchard Drive, Warsaw. Dagner was traveling south on SR 15 and was approaching the intersection of Prairie Street when she rear-ended Akers’ vehicle. Akers complained of back pain due to the accident. Damage up to $10,000.