Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
7:47 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, South SR 15, north of West CR 1300S, Silver Lake. Driver: Ryan A. Adams, 46, County Road 29, Goshen. Adams was traveling north on SR 15 when deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
3:10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, West Old Road 30, west of North CR 875W, Etna Green. Drivers: Tony L. Cormeny, 60, North Lincoln Street, Warsaw; and Mark L. Hott, 44, West CR 100S, Kewanna. Cormeny was traveling west on Old Road 30, west of CR 875W when he crossed the center line of the roadway, striking Hott’s vehicle head-on. Cormeny was pronounced dead at the scene. Hott was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital due to neck pain. Damage over $100,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
11:22 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, 702 S. McClellan St., Warsaw. Driver: unknown. An unknown driver struck a parked and unoccupied vehicle registered to Timothy P. Matero, Warsaw. Damage up to $2,500.
7:48 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, North Detroit Street, near East Main Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Sanjay M. Gokhale, 62, North Old Orchard Drive, Warsaw; Brittney N. Sommers, 33, Oak Street, New Paris; and Jose M. Sanchez, 18, Dot Street, Warsaw. Gokhale was traveling west on East Main Street when he attempted to turn right onto North Detroit Street. As he did so, he struck Sommers’ vehicle. This caused Sommers’ vehicle to move forward while stopped in traffic, striking Sanchez’s vehicle. Gokhale had minor bruising and scratches to his right arm as a result of the accident, but refused treatment at the scene. Damage up to $5,000.
12:16 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 310 E. Main St., Warsaw. Driver: Renee A. Engler, 18, South CR 250E, Winona Lake. Engler was traveling through a parking light when she rear-ended a parked vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
11:14 a.m. Monday, Oct. 7, South SR 15, south of West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Drivers: Laura M. Reese, 39, East Old Road 30 14W, Warsaw; and Trenton J. King, 34, South CR 300W, Columbia City. Reese was traveling north on South Buffalo Street when she rear-ended King’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.