Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 10:31 a.m. April 18, on West Davis Road, east of South CR 800W, near Burket. Driver: Sondra Warner, 49, West Center Street, Warsaw. Driver was traveling east on Davis Road when her vehicle struck a deer. Damage up to $2,500.
- 7:04 a.m. April 17, on US 30, west of South CR 400E, near Warsaw. Driver: Austin Montel, 28, East CR 200S, Albion. Driver was westbound on US 30 when he struck a deer. Damage: Up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 3:05 p.m. April 17, on SR 15N and Anchorage Road in Warsaw. Drivers: David Larrew, 88, Blue Jay Drive, Mentone, and Brandon Carey, 44, West CR 150S, Warsaw. Larrew was southbound on ST 15 and attempting to turn left on to Anchorage when his vehicle was hit my Carey’s northbound vehicle. Damages: Up to $5,000.
- 11:29 p.m. April 17, on US 30 and Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Nicole Dunn, 46, Oakwood Drive, Warsaw; Sky Jacobs, 20, Orange Street, Albion. Dunn said she did not see the vehicle ahead of her on eastbound US 30 had stopped for a stoplight and rear-ned the vehicle. Damages: Up to $10,000.
- 1:18 p.m. April 18, in a private drive at 650 West CR 300N, in Warsaw. Vehicle scratched while trying to park. Driver: Abigail King, 20, White Tail Court, Rochester. Her vehicle damaged one registered to Steven Whitenack, of Defreese Road, Syracuse. Damages up to $2,500.
- 3:32 p.m. April 18, in a parking lot area near Starbucks. Two vehicles collided. Drivers: Chanti Cole, 44, East Center Street, and Kimberly Drone, 48, North Fairway Driver, Rensselaer. Damages: Up to $2,500.
Winona Lake
The Winona Lake Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 1:14 a.m. April 18, on US 30, east of Meijer Drive in Warsaw. Driver: Zacery Smith, 29, North Denzel Driver, Syracuse. A group of deer were crossing the highway and Smith’s vehicle struck one. Damage: Up to $10,000.
- 1 p.m. April 18, on Pierceton Road and Packerton Road in Winona Lake. Drivers: Gladine McCall, 65, South Old Ditch Road, Warsaw, and William Coyle, 73, South Country Club Road, Warsaw. McCall was westbound on Pierceton Road and was turning south onto Packerton when his vehicle collided with one driven by Coyle. Dages: Up to $5,000.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
- 4:43 p.m. Thursday, April 15, CR 1100W and CR 400S, Kewanna. Driver: James M. Nice, 48, Kewanna. Nice’s vehicle went into a ditch.
- 10:10 a.m. Thursday, April 15, CR 100S, Rochester. Drivers: Andrew J. Smith, 24, Kewanna; and Robert E. Vanmeter, 59, Rochester. Smith’s vehicle struck Vanmeter’s vehicle.
- 7:35 p.m. Monday, April 12, SR 14, Akron. Driver: Justin Hohman, 36, Akron. Hit deer.