Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 10:27 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, East CR 400S, north of South Packerton Road, Warsaw. Driver: Austin J. Owens, 24, North Main Street, Claypool. Owens was traveling north on South Packerton Road when for an unknown reason, his vehicle continued through an intersection and left the roadway, coming to a stop in a corn field. Owens complained of abdominal pain and was taken to a local hospital by medics. Damage up to $25,000.
- 3:33 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, North SR 15, north of West CR 350N, Warsaw. Drivers: Alisha R. Brager, 20, Canterbury Boulevard, Fort Wayne; Clayton D. Strickler, 79, EMS T34C Lane, Leesburg; and Nolan C. Jones, 36, East Deerwood Court, Warsaw. Brager was traveling south on SR 15 when she rear-ended Strickler’s vehicle. This resulted in Strickler’s vehicle being pushed into Jones’ vehicle. Brager complained of leg pain and was taken to Parkview Warsaw Hospital. Strickler complained of neck pain but refused treatment at the scene. A passenger in Jones’ vehicle, Rachel C. Jones, 35, Warsaw, complained of neck pain but refused treatment at the scene. Damage up to $10,000.
- 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, South Walnut Street, near West Broadway Street, Etna Green. Drivers: Gabriel J. Nuss, 17, Beech Road, Bourbon; and Misty M. Dowdle, 46, 18th Road, Argos. Nuss was traveling south on North Walnut Street when he failed to stop at a four-way intersection and hit Dowdle’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 9:26 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, North CR 200W, north of West CR 300N, Warsaw. Driver: Alberto Ramirez-Padilla, 28, Morgan Street, Indianapolis. Ramirez-Padilla was traveling south on North CR 200W when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 6:16 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 1055 Husky Trail, Warsaw. Drivers: Terin J. Penrod, 32, Ellsworth Street, Warsaw; and Kishore B. Uppu, 39, Orchard Drive 4, Warsaw. Penrod was in a drive-thru when her vehicle rear-ended Uppu’s. Damage up to $2,500.
- 5:48 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2101 Dubois Drive, Warsaw. Driver: unknown. A vehicle registered to Julian R. Sexton, Columbia City, was parked and unoccupied when it sustained damage from an unknown driver. Damage up to $5,000.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
- 2:27 a.m. Monday, Jan. 3, US 31 and East Olson Road, Rochester. Driver: Brian L. Stepka, 45, Zeeland, Mich. Hit deer.