Area Accident Reports
North Webster
Officers with the North Webster Police Department responded to the following accident:
8:35 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, SR 13, west of East CR 900N, Syracuse. Driver: Douglas P. Watkins, 40, EMS W29B Lane, North Webster. Watkins lost control of his vehicle due to icy road conditions. The vehicle spun around and went off the roadway, down into a ditch. Damage up to $5,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department responded to the following accident:
5:27 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, SR 13, south of East CR 1000N, Syracuse. Drivers: Ashley N. Miller, 16, Washington Street, Syracuse; and Dawn M. Yoder, 47, Birdie Court, Syracuse. Miller was heading north on SR 13 and turning west on East CR 1000N. Miller did not see Yoder’s vehicle traveling south on SR 13 when she began turning west, and the vehicles collided. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department responded to the following accident:
4:29 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, 2562 Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. Drivers: David A. Sawesky, 49, East Lantern Road, Warsaw; Anthony R. Laker, 59, East CR 750S, Pierceton. Saweskey’s vehicle backed into Laker’s vehicle. Damages up to $2,500.
Winona Lake
Officers with the Winona Lake Police Department responded to the following accident:
5:57 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, Pierceton Road, west of Packerton Road, Winona Lake. Driver: Spencer S. Kelly, 33, Hackleman Street, Warsaw. Kelly lost control of his vehicle while going around a curve in the road. The vehicle went into a ditch and struck a tree. Damage up to $2,500.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
5:56 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, Olson Road, west of US 31. Driver: Daniel J. Clark, 21, Rochester. Clark’s vehicle struck a deer.
10:17 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, US 31 and CR 700N. Driver: Olivia A. Weston, 20, Plymouth. Weston’s vehicle was involved in an accident in which her vehicle slid into the median.
3:38 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, U.S. 31 and 350S. Driver: Ahmad M. Adam, 24, Indianapolis. Adam’s vehicle slid off the right side of the road.
Elkhart County
Officers with the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident:
4:41 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, SR 120 and State Road 13, Middlebury. Drivers: Jonathon Bonilla, 23, Ligonier, and Richard Hayward, 55, Bristol. Bonilla’s vehicle was westbound on SR 120 when he failed to slow in time, striking the rear of Hayward’s vehicle. Bonilla complained of head pain and was treated at the scene by Middlebury Fire Department. Bonilla was cited for following too close.