Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 9:51 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, West Old Road 30, east of North CR 520W, Warsaw. Driver: Emma A. Wennerstrom, 41, Michigan Road, Plymouth. Wennerstrom was traveling east on West Old Road 30 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 11:09 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, East CR 1000N, west of East Hatchery Road, Syracuse. Driver: Alexander Ioannou, 39, North Turkey Creek Road, Syracuse. Ioannou was traveling west on East CR 1000N when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
- 9:01 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, South SR 15, south of West CR 300S, Warsaw. Driver: Lily F. Lozier, 18, East Walnut Street, Silver Lake. Lozier was traveling north on SR 15 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
- 6:51 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, North CR 200W, south of West CR 500N, Warsaw. Driver: Maria G. Rico, 48, North CR 200W, Warsaw. Rico was traveling south on North CR 200W when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 11:37 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, East US 30, west of South CR 900E, Pierceton. Driver: Kenneth L. Stanley, 67, East US 30 No. 115, Pierceton. Stanley was traveling west on East US 30 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 5:49 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, East Center Street, near South Cleveland Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Mitchell L. Rader, 63, Yvonna Street, Leesburg; and Keith E. Bruce, 46, William Drive Apartment 4, Winona Lake. Rader was traveling east on East Center Street when he entered an intersection at a red light. This occurred at the intersection of East Center Street and South Cleveland Street. Rader’s vehicle hit Bruce’s vehicle, which was attempting to travel south on South Cleveland Street. Damage up to $10,000.
- 3:53 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, 100 N. Detroit St., Warsaw. Drivers: Robert G. Hamilton, 53, South Henry Street, Milford; and Leveda R. Bird, 55, West Sunflower Lane, Warsaw. Hamilton was in a drive-thru line when he rear-ended Bird’s vehicle. Damage up to $1,000.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 8:03 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, CR 425N, Rochester. Driver: Charlotte J. Garvison, 62, Rochester. Garvison’s vehicle struck a mailbox.
- 5:43 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, US 41 and CR 50N, Rochester. Driver: Delmer H. Mongose, 57, Macy. Hit deer.
- 5:34 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, CR 500N and SR 25, Rochester. Driver: Steven E. Utter, 64, Rochester. Hit deer.
- 6:06 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, Olson Road and Reed Lane, Rochester. Driver: Chad M. Koch, 50, Rochester. Hit deer.
- 1:16 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, CR 950S, Macy. Driver: Billy W. Rairigh, 64, Macy. Rairigh backed his vehicle into a neighbor’s fence.