Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
- 7:02 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, North CR 400E, south of East CR 800N, Leesburg. Driver: Dennis R. Buhrt, 75, East Waco Drive, Syracuse. Buhrt was traveling south on CR 400E when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
Mentone
Officers with the Mentone Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 6:51 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, SR 15, east of CR 750W, Mentone. Driver: Andrew L. Murphy, 31, South CR 850W, Akron. Murphy was traveling east on SR 14 when his vehicle hit a dog that was laying in the roadway. Murphy believes the dog was deceased prior to his vehicle hitting it. Damage up to $2,500.
- 4:13 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, 202 E. Main St., Mentone. Driver: Taneisha T. Brown, 23, West Broadway Street, Burket. Brown was backing her vehicle when she hit a Frontier telephone box. Damage up to $2,500.