Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
6:25 a.m. Friday, July 19, North Orn Road, south of West CR 900N, Milford. Driver: Joshua D. Bonee, 35, West Prairie Street, Leesburg. Bonee was traveling north on Orn Road when a deer entered the roadway. This caused Bonee to swerve his vehicle, which caused the vehicle to overcorrect and leave the roadway, coming to rest on its top. Damage up to $5,000.
2:11 p.m. Thursday, July 18, SR 19, north of West Harrison Street, Mentone. Drivers: Derrick Sensenig, 23, South CR 500E, Cutler; and Miles L. Nellans, 69, East CR 100N, Warsaw. Sensenig was traveling south on SR 19 and Nellans was traveling north on SR 19 when both vehicles struck one another’s drivers’ side mirrors as they passed each other. Damage under $750.
3:22 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, North CR 150W, north of North Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Driver: Carson W. Parker, 35, East Old Road 30, Pierceton. Parker was traveling south on North CR 150W when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
3:27 a.m. Monday, July 15, North SR 13, north of East CR 1000N, Syracuse. Drivers: Sammual N. Miller, 31, East Center Street, Warsaw; and Sarah Cramer, 39, North Elm Street, Columbia City. Miller was traveling east on CR 1000N and attempted to stop at an intersection when his vehicle’s brakes failed, causing his vehicle to proceed in front of Cramer’s vehicle. A passenger in Cramer’s vehicle, Matthew D. Miller, 37, South Bend, was checked by medics for chest pain. Damage up to $10,000.
North Webster
Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following accident:
12:56 p.m. Thursday, July 18, North SR 13, near East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster. Drivers: Alexis M. Fishel, 16, Swallow Court, Liberty, Mo.; and Laura S. Keller, 64, Gruettert Court, Fort Wayne. Fishel was traveling south on SR 13 when she turned east onto Epworth Forest Road and struck Keller’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.