Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 6:49 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, South CR 400E, north of East Wilcox Road, Warsaw. Driver: Drew J. Cooper, 42, South CR 350E, Warsaw. Cooper was traveling north on CR 400E when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 2:29 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, East CR 450N, west of North CR 175E, Warsaw. Driver: Jacob J. Rackley, 21, EMS C30 Lane, Warsaw. Rackley was traveling east on East CR 450N when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 12:58 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, South Packerton Road, near East CR 225S, Warsaw. Drivers: Michael L. Boze, 63, Chestnut Street, Winona Lake; and Ronald E. Yates, 73, South Packerton Road, Claypool. Boze was traveling east on CR 225S and was attempting to make a left hand turn onto Packerton Road when he pulled into the path of Yates’ vehicle, causing a collision. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $25,000.
- 5:27 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, South SR 13, north of South CR 675E, Pierceton. Drivers: Jesse L. Lemaster, 39, South East Channel Road, Warsaw; and Thomas D. Calhoun, 37, South CR 550E, Pierceton. Calhoun was traveling north on SR 13 when Lemaster’s vehicle, which was traveling south on SR 13, crossed the centerline. This forced Calhoun’s vehicle to hit a guardrail. A passenger in Lemaster’s vehicle, Sarah A. Gray, 35, Warsaw, complained of knee, lower leg and foot pain. Damage up to $25,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 2:13 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, South Huntington Street, east of East Pickwick Street, Syracuse. Drivers: Ashley M. Reeves, 28, East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster; and Thomas E. Church, 69, East Maple Grove, Syracuse. Reeves was on the east access road at the intersection of South Huntington Street and East Pickwick Street when she hit Church’s vehicle head-on. Damage up to $2,500.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 10:26 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, North Sunset Drive, south of Biscayne Avenue, Warsaw. Driver: Mario A. Lopez, 27, East Clark Street, Warsaw. Lopez was traveling south on Sunset Drive when his vehicle left the roadway, hitting a telephone junction box and tree. Damage up to $5,000.
- 3:27 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, 414 N. Detroit St., Warsaw. Driver: Eunice A. Medrea, 36, Violent Lane, Auburn, Ga. Medrea was attempting to back her vehicle while in the KFC drive-thru when she hit the building with her vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 10:53 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, East Center Street, west of North Parker Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Yuri Y. Aguirre, 17, East CR 200N 17, Warsaw; and Julie N. Young, 43, West Catalpa Lane, Warsaw. Aguirre was traveling east on East Center Street when she signaled to change lanes in order to go north on North Parker Street. As she did so, Aguirre’s vehicle struck Young’s. Damage up to $2,500.
- 7:14 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2101 Dubois Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Sierra L. Potts, 22, East Crescent Avenue, Columbia City. Potts was traveling west in the driving portion of the parking lot when she hit a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.