Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 4:32 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, North CR 800W and West Hoffman Lake Road, Warsaw. Driver: John A. Schoettmer, 44, North Lake Street, Warsaw. Schoettmer’s vehicle struck a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 6:48 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, SR 19, Nappanee. Driver: Luke D. Miller, 17, West CR 950N, Nappanee. Miller’s vehicle went off the road and into a cornfield. Damage up to $2,500.
- 3:24 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, SR 13, Syracuse. Drivers: Melissa A. Hall, 39, Pickwick Drive, Syracuse; and Samantha S. Sinn, 46, EMS B44 Lane, Leesburg. Hall’s vehicle struck Sinn’s vehicle as Hall was backing up. Damage up to $2,500.
- 8:45 a.m. Monday, Oct. 11, South CR 400E, east of East CR 900S, Claypool. Drivers: Paul E. Park, 68, North CR 150W, Warsaw; and Gwendolyn L. Ostrom, 67, East CR 900S, Claypool. The vehicles collided at the intersection. Damage up to $10,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, SR 15, Warsaw. Drivers: Ariel Herrera, 18, East CR 400S, Warsaw; and Michelle R. Tucker, 58, Danbury Drive, Goshen. Herrera made a left turn and pulled into the path of Tucker’s vehicle, resulting in a collision. Damage up to $50,000.
- 12:42 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Drivers: Karen S. Boling, 75, North CR 200W, Warsaw; and Hannah N. Glenn, 25, Ravenwood Lane, Columbia City. Boling was backing out of a parking space when her vehicle struck Glenn’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 8:17 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, West Center Street, Warsaw. Driver: Edesio F. Hernandez-Hurtado, 48, West 121 Avenue, Miami, Fla. The trailer Hernandez-Hurtado was pulling struck a wire on a Nipsco pole. Damage up to $2,500.
- 8:02 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw. Driver: Kathleen VanAntwerp, 22, Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw. VanAntwerp backed into a parked vehicle. Damage up to $1,000.