Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
9:12 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, South CR 850W, north of West SR 14, Silver Lake. Driver: Austin F. Nickerson, 22, South CR 825W, Akron. Nickerson was traveling north on South CR 850W when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
4:43 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, East CR 700N, east of North CR 200E, Leesburg. Driver: Allison L. Pope, 30, East Country Cove Drive, Syracuse. Pope was traveling east on East CR 700N when her vehicle left the roadway and entered a ditch. Damage up to $5,000.
11:20 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, East Adams Road, south of EMS R4 Lane, Pierceton. Driver: Jacob J. Schlichter, 25, Weeks Street, Albion. Schlichter was traveling north on Adams Road when his vehicle left the roadway, striking a tree. He complained of leg pain as a result of the accident and was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital for treatment. Damage up to $10,000.
6:53 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, East US 30, near South CR 325E, Warsaw. Drivers: Erja A. Roesner, 16, East CR 225S, Winona Lake; and David D. Mort, 50, East CR 900S, Claypool. Rosner was crossing US 30 when she struck the back of Mort’s vehicle. Mort complained of slight back pain but did not request medical assistance. Damage up to $5,000.
6:40 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, East US 30, west of South CR 325E, Warsaw. Driver: Caleb T. Beam, 18, Peachtree Lane, Winona Lake. Beam was traveling east on US 30 when a dog entered the roadway. Damage up to $1,000.
7:03 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, West US 30, west of North CR 350W, Warsaw. Driver: Chase D. Byrer, 24, West Old Road 30, Etna Green. Byrer was traveling east on US 30 when he struck a tire that was laying in the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
9:33 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, South CR 1000W, near West CR 1000S, Mentone. Driver: Evelyn T. Haney, 70, West CR 1000S, Akron. Haney was turning north off of CR 1000S when her vehicle left the roadway, striking a steel corner post. Damage up to $5,000.
3:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, North SR 13, south of North Grandview Drive, Syracuse. Drivers: Cassidy M. Vachon, 16, Coronet Court, Fort Wayne; Paul R. Scott, 16, North Moore Street, Syracuse; and Madelyn R. Long, 17, North Grandview Drive, Syracuse. Vachon was traveling south on SR 13 when the brakes of her vehicle went out, causing her to rear-end Long’s vehicle. After she struck Long’s vehicle, Vachon’s vehicle was rear-ended by Scott’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
Milford
Officers with the Milford Police Department investigated the following accident:
11:02 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, CR 750N, east of CR 300E, Milford. Driver: Fred Hoyle, 23, South Main Street, Milford. Hoyle was traveling east on CR 750N when a deer entered the roadway. Hoyle sustained no injuries in the accident. Damage up to $25,000.
North Webster
Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following accident:
3:44 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 5745 N. CR 750E, North Webster. Drivers: Ada R. Perry, 40, East Excalibur Place, Cromwell; and Chelsea L. Stover, 48, East Armstrong Road, Leesburg. Perry was backing her vehicle from a parking space when she struck Stover’s vehicle. Damage up to $1,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:
6:41 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, 56 E. Bell Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Neil J. Hill, 46, Kingsbrook Road, Bedford, United Kingdom; and Jeremy G. Shepherd, 43, South County Farm Road, Claypool. Hill was backing his vehicle from a parking space when he struck Shepherd’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
2:22 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, SR 25 and Brown Street. Driver: James A. Miller, 69, Frankfort. Miller’s vehicle struck a white school bus.
8:34 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, SR 17 and CR 300N. Driver: Jane B. Dilts, 65, Winamac. Dilts’ vehicle struck a deer.
7:37 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, CR 375E and Fort Wayne Road. Driver: Jennifer Lukens, no age or address available. Lukens’ vehicle struck a deer.
7:02 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, SR 25 and CR 400S, Rochester. Drivers: Jonathon K. Hedrick, 19, Rochester; and Erin N. Evers, 35, Fulton. Hedrick’s vehicle struck Evers’ vehicle.