Area Accident Reports
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
11:18 a.m. Sunday, May 12, Lake City Highway, near North Parker Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Latrinda N. Kimbrough, 35, Winchester Ridge Drive, Fort Wayne; William B. Leighton, 51, Montgomery Drive, Port Charlotte, Fla.; and Brianna T. Spear, 19, Lawton Place, Fort Wayne. Kimbrough was traveling west on Lake City Highway when she rear-ended Leighton’s vehicle. This caused Leighton’s vehicle to rear-end Spear’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.jkl
4:20 p.m. Saturday, May 11, SR 15, south of East Market Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Karl A. Gast, 33, Meadow Lane, Warsaw; and Randy J. Jones, 65, South Colfax Street, Warsaw. Gast was traveling north on SR 15 when he rear-ended Jones’ vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
12:17 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 1400 E. Smith St., Warsaw. Driver: Stacy R. Burke, 57, South Lake Sharon Road 1B., Warsaw. Burke was traveling westbound on a private drive when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. Damage up to $10,000.
12:04 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 1000 Husky Trail, Warsaw. Driver: Richard A. Enyart, 62, Marion Avenue, Warsaw. Enyart was was attempting to turn left after exiting the Menards lumber yard when his vehicle collided with a yellow pole. Damage up to $2,500.
11:03 a.m. Saturday, May 11, South SR 15, south of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Drivers: Brittany A. Wilhite, 18, North CR 775E, Rochester; Larry R. Carlson, 58, South McClellan Street, Warsaw; and Marco A. Hernandez, 35, Jean Street, Winona Lake. Wilhite was traveling north on South Detroit Street when she rear-ended Carlson’s vehicle. This caused Carlson’s vehicle to rear-end Hernandez’s vehicle. Carlson complained of neck pain and Hernandez complained of neck pain, but both refused medical treatment on scene. A passenger in Hernandez’s vehicle, Marco A. Hernandez, 4, Winona Lake, complained of head pain and was taken to the hospital to be checked out. A second passenger in Hernandez’s vehicle, Romona A. Hernandez, Warsaw, complained of back pain but refused medical treatment at the scene. Damage up to $25,000.
4:32 p.m. Friday, May 10, Frontage Road, south of US 30, Warsaw. Drivers: Francis G. Sears, 67, Merrimack Place, Indianapolis; and Kendra D. Morris, 21, M. Dee Acres, Nappanee. Sears’ vehicle was stopped on Frontage Road when he backed into Morris’ vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
3:34 p.m. Friday, May 10, 1 Tiger Lane, Warsaw. Drivers: unknown; and Brianne M. Checketts, 17, North Lincoln Park, Warsaw. Checketts was backing from a parking space when an unknown vehicle struck her vehicle. The driver who struck Checketts’ vehicle left the scene. Damage up to $2,500.
3:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, US 30, east of North Parker Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Trevor D. Roth, 24, Plymouth LaPorte Trail, Plymouth; and Lisa J. Lee, 59, Pinecrest Drive, Columbia City. Roth was traveling west on US 30 when his vehicle rear-ended Lee’s. Damage up to $5,000.
2:55 p.m. Friday, May 10, 2500 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Driver: Jason F. Burkholder, 43, County Road 3, Wakarusa. Burkholder was attempting to leave a parking lot when wood trusses on his vehicle’s trailer collided with a parked vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
Winona Lake
Officers with the Winona Lake Police Department investigated the following accidents:
5:56 p.m. Friday, May 10, Court Street, south of Auditorium Boulevard, Winona Lake. Driver: Alisha M. Sallee, 30, Auditorium Boulevard 3, Winona Lake. Sallee was backing her vehicle from a parking area when she struck a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
3:51 p.m. Friday, May 10, South Packerton Road, south of East CR 225S, Winona Lake. Drivers: Delores M. Gaylord, 68, East CR 450S, Warsaw; and Amanda M. Peppler, 32, Catherine Avenue Apartment A., Columbia City. Gaylord was traveling south on Packerton Road when Peppler ran a stop sign at the intersection of Packerton Road and CR 225S, causing a collision. Damage up to $25,000.