Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
3:20 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, 208 S. Old SR 15, Leesburg. Driver: David C. Garcia, 44, CR 9 South, Elkhart. Garcia was traveling north on Old SR 15 when his vehicle left the roadway, striking a mailbox. Damage up to $2,500.
9:42 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, South SR 13, near East CR 600S, Warsaw. Driver: Dustin J. Hendrickson, 28, East CR 700S, Warsaw. Hendrickson was traveling north on SR 13 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
Winona Lake
Officers with the Winona Lake Police Department investigated the following accident:
8:07 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, Pierceton Road, near CR 275E, Winona Lake. Drivers: Garrett G. Young, 19, South CR 350E, Warsaw; Teresa L. Gschwend, 64, Barbara Drive, Columbia City; and Litasha A. Brown, 32, North TK Way, North Webster. Young’s vehicle rear-ended Gschwend’s vehicle, which caused Gschwend’s vehicle to rear-end Brown’s vehicle. Young complained of head and neck pain but refused treatment at the scene. Damage up to $50,000.