Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
10:02 p.m. Monday, May 6, East CR 1300N, near North CR 100E, Syracuse. Driver: Christofer T. Colt, 27, Alward Street, Warsaw. Colt was traveling west in the area of North CR 100E when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
Fulton
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
12:12 a.m. Tuesday, May 7, 900 block North SR 19, Akron. Police were notified of a car/tree accident.
10:36 p.m. Monday, May 6, SR 25 and CR 900S. A pickup truck/deer accident was reported.
6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 5, Old US 31, north of Olson Road. A car/deer accident was reported.
12:44 a.m. Sunday, May 5, SR 14 and Meridian Road, Rochester. Police were called to investigate a car/deer accident.
6:41 p.m. Saturday, May 4, US 31 and CR 550N, Rochester. A semitractor driver reported a deer struck his semitrailer.
8:15 p.m. Friday, May 3, SR 11 and SR 25, Rochester. Police were called to investigate a one vehicle accident involving a juvenile driver. One person was not injured with another individual suffering head injury.
4:02 p.m. Friday, May 3, 5700 block North Old US 31, Rochester. Drivers: Joan Haag, 80, Rochester and Katherine L. Hermanson, 63, Culver. One driver backed her vehicle into the other driver’s vehicle.
9 p.m. Thursday, May 2, SR 15 and CR 650E. A motorist reported a deer ran into the side of her vehicle.
8:46 p.m. Thursday, May 2, US 31 and CR 700N. The driver of a vehicle reported hitting a deer.
5:36 a.m. Thursday, May 2, SR 110 and CR 600W, Rochester. Driver: William R. Russell, 47, Leiters Ford. Russell’s vehicle struck a deer.
Elkhart
Officers with the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
5:32 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, CR 142 and CR 17, New Paris. Drivers: Kailee Miller, 17, Elkhart and Glenn Burkett, 53, Pierceton. Burkett suffered head trauma and possible internal injuries. Miller failed to yield the right of way and turned left in front of the Burkett vehicle. Burkett was flown to South Bend Memorial Hospital. Miller was treated and released by medics and was cited for failure to yield the right of way.