Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 6:17 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, Old Road 30, west of North CR 600E, Warsaw. Drivers: Donna M. Rhoades, 60, North CR 850E, North Webster; and Joshua A. Savage, 32, North CR 900E, North Webster. Rhodes was traveling west on Old Road 30 when a deer ran onto the roadway. Rhoades’ vehicle struck the deer. The deer landed in the eastbound lane and was struck by Savage’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 5:32 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, SR 25, Mentone. Driver: Brad Warren, 45, Liberty Avenue, Fulton. A deer ran into Warren’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 4:44 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, Armstrong Road, Leesburg. Driver: Skyler A. Cone, 32, Warsaw Oswego Road, Warsaw. Cone swerved to avoid striking two deer that entered the roadway. His vehicle went off the road and struck an agriculture irrigation line belonging to Max Deatsman. Damage up to $100,000.
- 8:21 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, US 30, east of SR 19, Etna Green. Drivers: Glen Turner, 50, North CR 700E, Kendallville; and Gerald Courts, 50, State Route 207, New Holland, Ohio. Turner’s vehicle rear-ended a trailer being hauled by Court’s vehicle. After striking the trailer, Turner’s vehicle went through the intersection and came to rest 50 feet east of SR 19. Damage up to $100,000.
- 3:52 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, South County Farm Road, Silver Lake. Drivers: Jay Pence, 69, West CR 500N, Columbia City; and Jessica DeGiulio, 38, Buffalo Street, North Manchester. Pence was eastbound on SR 14, making a north turn onto CR 500N. As Pence was making the turn, a flatbed trailer he was hauling struck the front left of DeGiulio’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 5:25 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Drake W. Harris, 19, Michaels Street, Warsaw. Harris’ vehicle struck a carport pole as he was backing up. Damage up to $2,500.
- 12:54 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, Detroit Street and Pope Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Hannah E. Hutton, 17, Clark Street, Warsaw; and Alejandro Juarez, 17, Cleveland Street, Warsaw. Hutton was westbound on Pope Street approaching the intersection of Detroit Street. Hutton said she stopped at the stop sign and did not see Juarez’s vehicle approaching when she began turning left on Detroit Street. Hutton’s vehicle struck Juarez’s vehicle. Juarez complained of neck pain and was treated by EMS personnel and then taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital for further treatment. Damage up to $25,000.
- 11:24 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, Indiana Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Adolfo Patino-Rico, 68, Dot Street, Warsaw; and Mikel M. Phebus, 72, Ranch Road, Warsaw. The vehicles collided in a parking lot. Damage up to $5,000.
- 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, US 30 and Meijer Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Timothy M. Kirby, 38, Nokes Drive, Hendersonville, Tenn; and David L. Hite, 42, Lydia Drive, Warsaw. Kirby’s vehicle rear-ended Hite’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 10:39 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Drivers: Lana Wolfe, 74, Sidney; and Curtis J. Dial, 32, CR 15, Goshen. The vehicles collided. Damage up to $10,000.
Elkhart County
Officers with the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
- 6:48 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, SR 120, east of CR 131, east of Bristol. Drivers: Jeremy Bontrager, 48, LaGrange; and Eric Morrell, 61, Nappanee. Bontrager complained of head and hand pain and was taken to a hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Bontrager was westbound on SR 120, toward CR 131 and Morrell was eastbound on SR 120 from CR 131 when Bontrager drove left of center hitting the semitractor and semitrailer operated by Morrell. Bontrager was cited for driving left of center.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 3:17 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, US 31 and Monticello Road, Rochester. Driver: Paul N. Price, 34, Delphi. Hit deer.
- 6:45 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, US 31 and West Sixth Street, Rochester. Drivers: Lennon Scheid, Mishawaka; and Bryan Powell, Rochester.
- 1:53 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, US 31 and CR 375N, Rochester. Drivers: Shauna Ferreira, Valparaiso; and Robert Eriks, Rochester. The two vehicles collided.
- 4:19 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, East Rochester Street, Akron. Victim: Charly Spoor, Plymouth. hit and run. Someone backed into her vehicle and left the scene.
- 12;12 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, CR 600W and CR 200N, Rochester. Driver: Rebecca Blystone, Rochester. Hit deer.
- 5:22 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, East Division Road and CR 1075E, Akron. Driver: Emily Pickens, Rochester. Hit deer.
- 3:02 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, US 31 and West 13th Street, Rochester. Drivers: Joshua Weyant, Rochester; and Ashley Cruz, Rochester. The two vehicles collided.
- 6:33 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, CR 450N and North Meridian Road, Rochester. Driver: Mark Martens, no age listed, Rochester. Hit deer.