Area Accident Reports
Claypool
Officers with the Claypool Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 10:28 p.m. Saturday, June 27, South SR 15, south of West CR 400S, Claypool. Driver: Leanna M. Bell, 47, West CR 1200S, Silver Lake. Bell was traveling south on SR 15 when a deer entered the roadway. Damages up to $5,000.
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 11:27 p.m. Saturday, June 27, West Section Street, west of South Elm Street, Milford. Driver: Brandon L. Shipp, 24, West Pickwick Drive, Syracuse. Shipp was backing his vehicle from a drive when his vehicle struck a large boulder. Damages up to $5,000.
- 4:24 p.m. Saturday, June 27, 1107 N. CR 850E, Pierceton. Driver: Anna L. Dodane, 14, South Ogden Street, Ossian. Dodane was operating a golf cart on a private lane when the golf cart left the road way, striking a tree. Two passengers in the golf cart were ejected from the vehicle. Dodane complained of left knee pain. A passenger in the golf cart, Makya K. McQuade, 14, Ossian, complained of left calf pain. A second passenger, Hallie McLeod, 14, Markle, complained of head pain and left knee pain. A third passenger, Emma Dodane, 14, Ossian, sustained a small scrape on her leg. The children were treated by medics at the scene. Damages up to $2,500.
- 9:23 a.m. Saturday, June 27, East Dellview Drive, north of East CR 300N, Warsaw. Driver: Melissa A. Slabaugh, 16, 15B Road, Bourbon. Slabaugh was moving her vehicle at a neighborhood garage sale when her vehicle struck a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damages up to $2,500.
- 3:58 p.m. Friday, June 26, North CR 200W, west of West CR 300N, Warsaw. Driver: Meghan O. Leppek, 18, South Seventh Street, Pierceton. Leppek was traveling west on West CR 200N when she lost control of her vehicle, causing her vehicle to spin, leave the roadway and strike a utility pole. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damages up to $10,000.
Milford
Officers with the Milford Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 6:02 a.m. Friday, June 26, CR 1350N, west of SR 15, Milford. Driver: Courtney R. Tusing, 24, West CR 1350N, Milford. Tusing was traveling east on CR 1350N when a deer entered the roadway. Damages up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 10:06 a.m. Monday, June 29, 1115 W. Lake St., Warsaw. Drivers: Chandler D. Farmer, 18, Hepler Drive, Warsaw; and Parnell Peconga, 38, East CR 850S, Claypool. Farmer was pulling his vehicle out of a parking space when he struck Peconga’s vehicle. Damages up to $2,500.