UPDATE: Saturday Night Accident Injured Four
WARSAW – Four people were injured in a three-vehicle accident Saturday night, Feb. 29, in Warsaw.
Shortly after 10 p.m. last night, emergency personnel responded to SR 15, north of Levi Lee Rd, in Plain Township for a three-vehicle collision, according to Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office.
According to investigating deputies, a southbound 2010 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Hector Ramirez, 25, of Warsaw, crossed the center line and struck a northbound Dodge Grand Caravan driven by Jonathan Hochstetler, 35, of Syracuse.
After striking the Dodge, Ramirez’s Malibu struck a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Robert Geiger-Pergrem, 43, of Syracuse. The Silverado was traveling northbound directly behind the Dodge.
Ramirez was taken to an area hospital for a head injury. Ramirez’s passengers Esmeralda Ayala, 18, of Warsaw, was sent to a hospital for a leg injury, and Victor Lozano Chavez, 26, of Warsaw, was taken to a hospital for a face injury. Norma Hochstetler, 32, of Syracuse, was transported for abdominal pain.
Lutheran EMS Kosciusko, Plain Township Fire Department, Warsaw Police Department and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.