Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 7:10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9, West US 30, near North CR 650W, Atwood. Driver: Patricia K. Elliott, 76, North Williamson Drive, Warsaw. Elliott was traveling east on US 30 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 9:43 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, North CR 700W, north of West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. Driver: Neil D. Clampitt, 23, North CR 700W, Warsaw. Clampitt was traveling north on CR 700W when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 9:32 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, North CR 700W, north of West CR 1350N, Nappanee. Driver: Duane D. Hochstetler, 54, West CR 1200N, Bremen. Hochstetler was traveling south on North CR 700W when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, East Old Road 30, west of North CR 600E, Warsaw. Driver: Scott M. Taylor, 24, EMS B6 Lane, Leesburg. Taylor was traveling west on Old Road 30 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 7:35 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, East US 30, near East CR 200S, Pierceton. Driver: Ernest E. Weaver, 72, Madina Parkway, Fort Wayne. Weaver was traveling west on East US 30 when he hit a couch sectional that was in the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 6:34 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, West CR 600S, west of South SR 19, Mentone. Driver: Jeffery L. Brown, 41, South Bouse Drive, Silver Lake. Brown was traveling west on CR 600S when four deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
- 12:26 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, West US 30, west of North CR 875W, Warsaw. Driver: Hayden T. Krueckeberg, 25, West Hoppus Road, Warsaw. Krueckeberg was traveling east on US 30 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
- 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, South SR 13, near East CR 1150S, North Manchester. Driver: Jill E. Moyer, 68, West River Road 92, North Manchester. Moyer was traveling south on SR 13 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 8:19 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, West CR 300N, near Sheldon Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Samuel E. Easter, 16, West Monoquet Road, Warsaw; and Cara L. Schue, 24, Tippecanoe Drive D1, Warsaw. Easter was traveling south on Sheldon Street when he merged into a roundabout while entering Schue’s way of travel. Damage up to $5,000.