Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
11:50 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, East CR 200N, Pierceton. Driver: Gary C. Powell, 62, Big Boulder CV, Fort Wayne. While pulling his semi tractor and trailer into a fenced lot, Powell’s trailer made contact with the fence. Damage up to $10,000.
5:52 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, West US 30, west of North CR 700W, Atwood. Drivers: Mark C. Kutz, 26, Rosedale, Irwin, Ohio; Sam J. Smith, 54, Diamond Drive, Antwerp, Ohio. Police reported that neither driver knew what caused the collision. Kutz was driving a semi tractor with trailer and Smith was driving a passenger car. Both vehicles were traveling east on US 30 when the two vehicles collided. Damage up to $10,000.
12:44 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, EMS B1 Lane, south of East CR 400N, North Webster. Drivers: James W. Jennings, 56, EMS B1 Lane, Leesburg; Johnny R. Wadkins, 44, 14th Road, Bourbon. Jennings told police he was backing his vehicle out of a driveway and backed it into Wadkins’ vehicle, which he had not previously seen. Damage up to $5,000.
2:50 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, North SR 19, north of West CR 1350N, Nappanee. Drivers: Taylor D. Slabaugh, 18, North SR 19, Nappanee; Derek J. Rex, 27, Holloway Drive, Plymouth. Slabaugh and Rex were both driving their vehicles south on SR 19 when Rex began to slow down to avoid hitting a slowing vehicle in front of his. Slabaugh was unable to stop his vehicle in time to avoid a rear-end collision with the vehicle driven by Rex. Damage up to $10,000.
12:50 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, North CR 100E and East CR 250N, Warsaw. Driver: Kristina L. Collier, 37, East Old Road 30, Warsaw. Collier told police she was driving her vehicle north on CR 100E and stopped at an intersection to turn, but that while waiting on traffic to make her turn, a white, 4-door passenger car attempted to pass her and struck her vehicle before leaving the scene. Damage up to $1,000.
12:03 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, South CR 200W and West CR 800S, Claypool. Drivers: Korey B. Green, 41, West Prairie Street, Leesburg; Morgen L. Nifong, 26, East CR 700S, Claypool. Green told police he was driving his vehicle east on CR 800S and that he stopped at the intersection with CR 200W. He said he looked both ways before proceeding into the intersection, where his vehicle struck the vehicle driven by Nifong. Damage up to $10,000.
4:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2, North SR 15 and West CR 1350N, Milford. Driver: Diana M. Sanders, 59, West CR 1350N, Nappanee. Sanders told police she was driving her vehicle east on CR 1350N and stopped at the intersection with R 15. She said she drove across the intersection and pulled over on the shoulder, misjudging the distance to a guard rail. Her vehicle struck the guard rail. Damage up to $5,000.
Syracuse
Officers from the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accidents:
5:58 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, South Lakeside Drive, south of East Pickwick Drive, Syracuse. Driver: Steven C. Pritnz, 69, East Pixie Parkway, Cromwell. Police said Printz was riding a moped north on Lakeside Drive when he crossed into the southbound lane and struck a guardrail. Printz received medical attention at the scene but it is not clear from the report whether or not he was transported to a hospital for his injuries. Damage up to $5,000.
11:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5, North Huntington Street, south of West Main Street, Syracuse. Drivers: Derick E. Orea, 30, Ready 1st Street, Fort Bliss, Texas; Jody M. Francis, 39, EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg. Orea told police he was in his vehicle making a right turn and that his vehicle collided with Francis’ vehicle, which was unoccupied and parked at the time. Damage up to $2,500.
Warsaw
Officers from the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
12:17 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, South Buffalo Street, north of Woodlawn Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Brooke T. Miller, 17, Woodlawn Drive, Warsaw. Miller told police she was driving her vehicle west on Woodlawn Drive and that she took her eyes off the road briefly, causing her vehicle to strike a pedestrian crossing sign. Damage up to $2,500.
7:55 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, West Center Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Venkatesh Ramaning, 27, East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw; Heena G. Thakkar, 25, Chamberlin Drive, Warsaw. The vehicles driven by Ramaning and Thakkar collided in the Zimmer Biomet parking lot and both drivers claimed to not be at fault. Police determined by examining debris from the collision, that the crash occurred in Thakkar’s lane of travel, indicating that Ramaning was driving left of center, according to police. Damage up to $5,000.
1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, East Winona Avenue and South Scott Street, Warsaw. Police reported a 12-year-old boy was driving a vehicle without a license or permission and that the driver told police he was struck by another vehicle, which fled the scene. The boy also fled the scene. Damage up to $5,000.
Winona Lake
Officers from the Winona Lake Police Department investigated the following accident:
9:02 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, North Detroit Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Steven J. Dockery, 33, Austin Drive, Warsaw; Kiely D. Culbertson, 37, North Valley View Court, Middletown. Police said Dockery attempted to make a turn in the CVS parking lot and that his vehicle struck Culberton’s vehicle, which was parked. Damage up to $2,500.
Fulton
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident:
11:47 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, SR 110 and US 31. Drivers: Ryan P. Jackson, 40, Argos, and Henry Sprunger, 63, Culver. Jackson’s vehicle struck Sprunger’s vehicle.