Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 5:07 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, South CR 300E, north of East CR 500S, Warsaw. Driver: Victoria L. Tharp, 31, East Walnut Street, Claypool. Tharp was traveling north on South cR 300E when a deer entered the roadway. Her vehicle hit the deer and then hit a mailbox at 4981 S. 300E, Warsaw. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $10,000.
- 6:10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, South CR 900W, north of West CR 1250S, Warsaw. Driver: Austin F. Nickerson, 24, South CR 825W, Akron. Nickerson was traveling south on South CR 900W when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
Mentone
Officers with the Mentone Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, SR 25, west of CR 950W, Mentone. Drivers: Jimmy Escobar, 17, North Miami Street, Warsaw; and Kory J. Stoneburner-Betts, 28, West Main Street, Mentone. Stoneburner-Betts was turning left into a parking lot when their vehicle was hit by Escobar’s. The crash was a same direction sideswipe. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $10,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1 Warrior Path, Syracuse. Drivers: Cameron M. Kryder, 18, EMS B38 Lane, Leesburg; and Kenady A. Meerzo, 17, North SR 13, North Webster. Kryder was backing his vehicle from a parking space when Meerzo’s vehicle hit the rear passenger side of his vehicle. This resulted in Kryder’s vehicle being pushed into a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw. Drivers: Kelly E. Leedy, 76, West CR 75N, Etna Green; and Jane E. Stichter, 59, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Leedy was backing his vehicle while in a drive-through line when he hit Stichter’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.