Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 8:59 p.m. Thursday, April 15, East Pierceton Road, near South CR 350E, Warsaw. Driver: Ethan E. Neer, 17, East Broad Street, South Whitley. Neer was traveling east on Pierceton Road when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 6:36 p.m. Thursday, April 15, 107 W. Jefferson St., Mentone. Driver: Sarah E. Moore, 36, West Monroe Street, Mentone. Moore was backing her vehicle when she hit a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 5:16 a.m. Thursday, April 15, West CR 900N, east of North CR 300W, Leesburg. Driver: Taylor W. Shields, 27, North CR 175E, Warsaw. Shields was traveling west on West CR 900N when a deer entered the roadway. This resulted in Shields swerving her vehicle to miss hitting the deer. As a result, Shields’ vehicle rolled two or three times. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $25,000.
- 5:32 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, East US 30, near South CR 325E, Warsaw. Drivers: Tonya L. Blanchard, 56, North CR 450E, Syracuse; and Tahya D. Lybarger, 19, West CR 500S, Mentone. Lybarger said she was traveling east on US 30 while Blanchard traveled north on CR 325E onto US 30 into Lybarger’s lane of travel, causing a collision. Blanchard complained of head and neck pain and was checked by medics at the scene. Damage up to $10,000.