Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 6:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2, East US 30, east of South CR 450E, Warsaw. Driver: Ryan M. Conley, 40, South Lowell Street, Columbia City. Conley was traveling west on US 30 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 11:10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, West CR 100S, west of South CR 550W, Atwood. Driver: Rachel J. Johnson, 40, 18th Road, Tippecanoe. Johnson was traveling east on CR 100S when a raccoon entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
- 1:33 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, 134 N. First St., Pierceton. Driver: Abrien E. Stier, 19, West CR 700N, Larwill. Stier was backing her vehicle from a parking space when she struck a cement post. Damage up to $2,500.
- 4:18 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, East CR 200N, west of North Vicky Lane, Warsaw. Driver: Daniel Sanchez, 41, East CR 200N 45, Warsaw. Sanchez was traveling east on East CR 200N when his vehicle went over the center line and left the roadway. This caused Sanchez’s vehicle to overturn. Sanchez sustained right hand and head injuries and was taken to an area hospital. Damage up to $25,000.
- 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, East Old Road 30, west of North CR 225E, Warsaw. Driver: Mary E. Ceballos, 67, Oriole Lane, Warsaw. Ceballos was traveling west on East Old Road 30 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 11:14 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, South SR 15, south of West CR 400S, Warsaw. Driver: Aubrey L. Hepler, 17, South Woodland Hills Drive East, Warsaw. Hepler was traveling south on SR 15 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
- 10:36 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, West Old Road 30, west of North CR 800W, Warsaw. Driver: Mark W. High, 20, West Yant Street, Silver Lake. High was traveling west on Old US 30 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
- 9:43 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, North CR 650E, south of East CR 300N, Warsaw. Driver: Sheila A. Spaw, 49, EMS B61 Lane, Warsaw. Spaw was traveling north on North CR 650E when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
- 8:16 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, East SR 14, west of South Packerton Road, Claypool. Driver: Timothy M. Wallace, 52, East Sumac Lane, North Webster. Wallace was traveling east on SR 14 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 1:32 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, Chapman Lake Drive, south of East CR 250N, Warsaw. Driver: James R. Shepherd, 50, West CR 490N, Orland. Shepherd was traveling south on Chapman Lake Drive when his vehicle left the roadway, hitting a tree. Shepherd sustained minor facial cuts and was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Damage up to $10,000.
- 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, South Lakeshore Drive, near West Bobolink Drive, Mentone. Driver: Delmar F. Johnson, 59, West Hummingbird Drive, Mentone. Johnson was traveling north on Lakeshore Drive when his vehicle left the roadway, hitting a post. Damage up to $5,000.
- 5:14 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, East Old Road 30, west of North CR 650E, Warsaw. Driver: Keith D. Hardy, 48, EMS T44 Lane, Leesburg. Hardy was traveling west on East Old Road 30 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
- 9:50 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, South CR 450W, north of West CR 525S, Claypool. Driver: Heather L. Bartley, 34, Sheridan Road, Fort Wayne. Bartley was traveling north on South CR 450W when her vehicle left the roadway, hitting a fence. Damage up to $2,500.
- 5:53 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, North Robin Hood Road, east of East Sleepy Hollow Parkway, Syracuse. Drivers: Miranda J. Daniels, 37, North Sir Gallahad Place, Cromwell; and Cody P. Ratliff, 20, North Prince Charming Way, Cromwell. Daniels was traveling north on East Sleepy Hollow Parkway when her vehicle entered a curve and traveled left of center. This caused Daniels’ vehicle to hit Ratliff’s vehicle. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $25,000.
North Webster
Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 8:08 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, North SR 13, south of Channel Street, North Webster. Drivers: Franz W. Brower, 35, East Northshore Drive, Syracuse; and Morgan Shepherd, 25, EMS B37 Lane Lot 69, Warsaw. Brower was traveling north on SR 13 when he rear-ended Shepherd’s vehicle. Damage under $750.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 12:52 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, North SR 15, north of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Jamie S. King, 42, West Pine Street, Pierceton; and Jessica P. Smith, 29, Green Valley Parkway, Elkhart. King was pulling onto North SR 15 when she rear-ended Smith’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
- 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, 2890 Frontier Road, Warsaw. Driver: Tyler A. Prestin, 30, East Levi Lee Road 139, Warsaw. Prestin was traveling east on Frontier Road when his vehicle hit a tree. Prestin fled the scene of the accident prior to officers’ arrival. The owner of the vehicle Prestin was operating said they let Prestin borrow the vehicle to go to the store. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $50,000.
- 11:23 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, 650 W. CR 300N, Warsaw. Driver: Amber R. Addair, 32, North Roosevelt Street 5, Warsaw. Addair was turning left into a parking spot when she struck a vehicle. Damage up to $1,000.
- 10:29 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, South Detroit Street, south of East Market Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Kyle T. Townsend, 27, Walnut Street, Winona Lake; and Charlene A. Johnson, 66, West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. Townsend was traveling north on Detroit Street when he rear-ended Johnson’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 3:03 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, 2695 Shelden St., Warsaw. Driver: Nayeli Nunez, 19, Rivercrest Drive, Warsaw. Nunez was backing her vehicle from a parking space when she struck a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 11:41 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, 315 N. Detroit St., Warsaw. Drivers: Sara B. Palkovich, 41, East CR 700N, Walkerton; and Terry L. Head, 76, South Wood Street, Warsaw. Palkovich was attempting to enter Detroit Street traffic when she struck Head’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.