Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 5:13 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, East CR 600S, east of CR 400E, Claypool. Drivers: Brittany Southworth, 25, Briarwood Lane, Marion; and Patricia Barber, 69, Benton Court, Bloomington. Southworth’s vehicle rear-ended Barber’s vehicle at the intersection. Damage up to $5,000.
- 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, South Packerton Road, north of East CR 550S, Warsaw. Driver: Bruce Reinhart, 56, Jefferson Street, Warsaw. Reinhart’s vehicle left the roadway and continued into a cornfield. Damage up to $10,000.
- 8:31 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, South SR 25, west of CR 600W, Mentone. Driver: Cecilia Cox, 33, B Street, Logansport. Cox was driving northbound on SR 25 when her vehicle left the roadway and came to a stop in a lawn. Damage up to $5,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 4:35 a.m. Monday, Aug, 24, East Pickwick Road, west of Harkless Drive, Syracuse. Driver: Heather Birkhold, 32, Merrin Street, Payne, Ohio. Birkhold’s vehicle struck a deer in the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 5:13 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, East Center Street and Lindberg Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Nichole Mulldune, 29, CR 100S, Warsaw; and Emily Wise, Fort Wayne Avenue, Warsaw. Muldune’s vehicle rear-ended Wise’s vehicle, which was stopped for traffic. Damage up to $10,000.
- 3:40 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, West US 30 and Silveus Crossing, Warsaw. Drivers: Juanita Danner, 58, Maye Street, Warsaw; and James Yanke, 58, Arbor Avenue, Sugar Grove, Ill. Danner’s vehicle rear-ended Yanke’s vehicle at the intersection. Damage up to $10,000.
- 3:09 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, North SR 15 and Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Driver: Paige Schuler, 26, Lasalle Avenue, Wabash. Schuler as driving through the intersection when an unknown vehicle, believed to be a black Honda CRV failed to yield the right-of-way and struck her vehicle. The driver of the unknown vehicle fled the scene after the accident. Damage up to $5,000.
- 1:33 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, North Detroit Street and Plaza Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Shirley Rudman, 82, Mckenna Road, Warsaw; and Toni Butts, 53, Runkle Drive, Warsaw. Rudman’s vehicle merged into the next lane, sideswiping Butt’s vehicle. Butts was transported for medical attention. Damage up to $2,500.
- 10:39 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, 2501 Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. Drivers: Mark Puckett, 58, Market Street, Warsaw; and Jeffrey Kindle, 64, CR 100N, Warsaw. Puckett’s vehicle collided with Kindle’s vehicle in the parking lot Damage up to $2,500.