Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
5:12 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, South Ferguson Road, north of West Wildflower Court, Warsaw. Driver: Ashley D. Nelson, 35, East CR 800N, Syracuse. Nelson said she was traveling north on South Ferguson Road when she fell asleep behind the wheel. Her vehicle left the roadway and struck a residence located at 1366 S. Ferguson Road. No one in the residence was struck. Nelson complained of hip, rib and leg pain and sustained a large laceration to her right leg. Nelson was taken to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Damage up to $50,000.
Milford
Officers with the Milford Police Department investigated the following accident:
2:46 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, Higbee Street, north of Syracuse Street, Milford. Drivers: Kristan R. Sherman, 36, North Creek Bend Lane, Milford; and Erasmo B. Garcia, 60, South Detroit Street 1, Warsaw. Sherman was traveling north on Higbee Street when she struck Garcia’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
North Webster
Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following accidents:
11:55 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, West Washington Street, near South Main Street, North Webster. Drivers: David F. Rash, 58, East CR 800N, Syracuse; and Barbara J. Hockett, 63, Cornwall Court, Carmel. Rash was backing his vehicle from a parking spot when he struck Hockett’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
8:47 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, Dixie Drive, north of Backwater Road, North Webster. Drivers: Gabriela N. Sagredo, 18, West 3rd Street, Ligonier; and Phillip A. Truitt, 26, Saint Felix Drive, Huntington. Sagredo rear-ended Truitt’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
4:48 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, North SR 13, near East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster. Drivers: Heidi C. Miller, 17, County Road 17, New Paris; and Phillip W. Hepler, 62, North SR 5, Larwill. Miller was traveling south on SR 13 when she pulled around a vehicle that was turning left. As she did so, Miller’s vehicle struck Hepler’s. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:
11:47 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, 3575 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Driver: Charlotte A. Hill, 70, East Promontory Point Drive, Syracuse. Hill was backing her vehicle from a parking space when she struck a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
9:19 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, US 31 and Meridian, Rochester. Driver: Martha W. Muthama, 57, Indianapolis. Muthama’s vehicle struck a stop sign.
2:28 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, 12179 E. SR 114, Akron. Driver: Jay D. Cole, 53, Akron. Cole’s vehicle struck a deer.
7:40 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, Rural Street and SR 14. Driver: Victoria E. Heredia Vigil, 20, Akron. No further information was available.
6:21 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, 2894 Forrest Lane, Rochester. Driver: Miranda M. Pierce, 30, Rochester. Pierce’s vehicle struck a parked vehicle.
4:29 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, US 31 and CR 450N. Driver: Billy A. Hawkins, 20, Golden, Miss. Hawkins’ vehicle rolled into a ditch, causing unknown injuries to Hawkins.
4:03 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, 1765 Petty Drive, Rochester. Drivers: Wallace H. Dove, 76, Rochester; and Lucas C. Ogle, 25, Akron. Dove’s vehicle struck Ogle’s vehicle.