Area Accident Reports
Claypool
Officers with the Claypool Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 5:51 p.m. Saturday, July 2, West SR 14, east of South CR 675W, Silver Lake. Driver: Jeffrey W. Brubaker, 59, South CR 100W, Silver Lake. Brubaker was traveling west on SR 14 when a deer entered the roadway. Brubaker complained of elbow and lower arm pain. Damage up to $2,500.
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 10:07 p.m. Monday, July 4, 4653 Bellair Road, Warsaw. Driver: Kole H. Komdeur, 23, East CR 700N, Leesburg. Komdeur was traveling west on Bellair Road and was unaware that the road was a dead-end road. His vehicle left the roadway and hit an address marker head-on. Damage up to $5,000.
- 9:53 a.m. Monday, July 4, West CR 900N, east of North CR 700W, Leesburg. Driver: Joseph L. Sands, 60, North CR 200E, Milford. Sands was traveling east on West CR 900N when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 8:10 p.m. Sunday, July 3, East Forest Glen Avenue, near EMS T23 Lane, Leesburg. Drivers: Donald H. Kline, 76, North SR 19, Etna Green; and Timothy J. Biddle, 61, EMS T16A Lane, Leesburg. Kline was traveling north on East Forest Glen Avenue when the trailer on his vehicle sideswiped Biddle’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
- 2:38 p.m. Sunday, July 3, North CR 300E, west of East Bowser Road, Milford. Drivers: Elizabeth M. Starzyk, 18, West Crystal Flash Road, North Webster; and Brandi L. Fribley, 35, EMS D23 Lane, Syracuse. Starzyk stopped at the East Bowser Road and CR 300E stop sign. She said she did not see Fribley’s vehicle in the northbound lane of North CR 300E and proceeded to drive across the intersection. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $50,000.
- 11:42 a.m. Sunday, July 3, US 30, east of North Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Driver: Richard D. Sheffer, 80, Shorewood Drive, Valparaiso. Sheffer was traveling east on US 30 when he ran over some safety poles. He also said his vehicle entered the US 30 median but that he was able to regain his steering and re-enter the roadway. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $25,000.
- 1:43 p.m. Saturday, July 2, 9901 N. Turkey Creek Road, Syracuse. Driver: Ruth E. Clark, 43, Danbury Drive, South Bend. Clark was attempting to pull her vehicle into a parking space when the boat trailer on her vehicle hit a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 2:04 a.m. Saturday, July 2, East Market Street, near North First Street, Pierceton. Drivers: Kela L. Dillon, 17, East Hanna Street, Columbia City; and Veronica Elizalde Trejo, 43, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Dillon came to a stop at the intersection of Market and First Streets. She did not see Elizalde Trejo’s vehicle traveling north on First Street and entered Elizalde Trejo’s path of travel. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $25,000.
- 6:41 a.m. Friday, July 1, South County Farm Road, north of CR 700S, Warsaw. Driver: Ryan A. Fields, 44, North Wayne Street, North Manchester. Fields was traveling north on County Farm Road when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 10:34 p.m. Thursday, June 30, North CR 800W, north of West Hoffman Lake Road, Atwood. Driver: Kent A. Briar, 60, North Riverwood Ranch Road, Warsaw. Briar was traveling south on CR 800W when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
- 5:28 p.m. Thursday, June 30, 3620 N. Barbee Road, North Webster. Drivers: Michael J. Besson, 75, MacGregor Lane, Sarasota, Fla.; and Renee M. Reed, 58, West Silver Lane, Muncie. Besson was backing his vehicle from a parking space when he hit Reed’s vehicle. Reed was exiting Barbee Road to enter a parking area when Besson’s vehicle hit hers. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $10,000.
- 4:27 a.m. Thursday, June 30, North Main Street, north of West Van Buren Street, Leesburg. Drivers: Brandy A. Martinez, 29, North Vicky Lane, Warsaw; and Stephen L. Meyers, 47, North CR 450E, Syracuse. Martinez was attempting to leave a driveway by turning left to travel north on North Main Street when she entered Meyers’ path of travel. A passenger in Meyers’ vehicle, Leticia Meyers, 51, Syracuse, complained of knee pain but refused treatment at the scene. Damage up to $25,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 5:15 p.m. Saturday, July 2, North Long Drive, east of Northshore Drive, Syracuse. Driver: Kevin J. Gregory, 54, Lima Road, Fort Wayne. Gregory was traveling east on North Long Drive when his vehicle hit a mailbox. Damage up to $1,000.
- 3:22 p.m. Friday, July 1, East Pickwick Drive, east of South Huntington Street, Syracuse. Drivers: Larry D. Dowty, 67, North CR 300E, Milford; and Chad A. Brennaman, 36, South Poplar Drive, Syracuse. Dowty said he came to a complete stop at the East Pickwick Drive and South Huntington Street intersection. He drove into the path of Brennaman’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 6:45 p.m. Monday, July 4, East Center Street, east of South McKinley Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Curt E. Mosier, 38, East North Street, Bourbon; and Angela S. Chow, 32, Harmony Court, Winona Lake. Mosier was traveling east on East Center Street and was attempting to change lanes of travel when he sideswiped Chow’s vehicle. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $10,000.
- 2:05 p.m. Sunday, July 3, 1007 N. Warren St., Warsaw. Driver: William D. Degaetano, 65, Oriole Drive, Warsaw. Degaetano was backing his vehicle from a parking space when he hit a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 12:53 p.m. Sunday, July 3, SR 15, north of Lyon Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Marta L. Scott, 33, North Harrison Street, Warsaw; and McClain D. McCorkle, 22, South CR 25W, Warsaw. Scott was changing lanes of travel when she sideswiped McCorkle’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 4:09 a.m. Sunday, July 3, 914 Carrington Blvd., Warsaw. Driver: Austin T. Leasure, 25, Carrington Boulevard, Warsaw. Leasure said he was attempting to drive home but said he was unable to see due to allegedly being severely battered. He had extensive injuries, including swelling to his face and a severe laceration above his left eye. Leasure was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital for medical treatment. Leasure had been traveling north on Carrington Boulevard when his vehicle left the roadway, hitting an air conditioning unit at 3245 Old Colony Road. His vehicle then hit two parked, unoccupied vehicles owned by Maria I. Krichbaum, Warsaw. Damage up to $25,000.
- 8:47 p.m. Saturday, July 2, 3203 Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Driver: unknown. A vehicle registered to Victor Vuong, Warsaw, was parked and unoccupied when it sustained damage by an unknown driver. Damage up to $2,500.
- 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 1, 650 W. 300N, Warsaw. Driver: unknown. A vehicle registered to Ashton D. Ellis, Mishawaka, was parked and unoccupied when it sustained damage by an unknown driver. Damage under $750.
- 4:11 p.m. Friday, July 1, North SR 15, near Mile Marker #1980, Warsaw. Driver: Joshua D. Reihl, 17, North CR 175E, Warsaw. Reihl was traveling south on North SR 15 and was attempting to turn left into a parking lot when his vehicle hit a curb. Damage up to $1,000.
- 1:36 p.m. Friday, July 1, US 30, near East Old 30, Warsaw. Drivers: Marlon Orellana-DeLeon, 28, East Masterson Avenue, Fort Wayne; and John E. Bodmer, 48, Cedar Road, Tippecanoe. Orellana-DeLeon was traveling east on US 30 when he rear-ended Bodmer’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 9:59 a.m. Friday, July 1, East Main Street, near North Bronson Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Shirlee A. Clevenger, 68, South Southwood Drive,Warsaw; and Sandra A. Fryer, 79, South CR 250E, Warsaw. Clevenger was traveling north on North Bronson Street when she stopped at the East Main Street stop sign. She did not see Fryer’s vehicle traveling west on East Main Street. Fryer complained of pain to her knee, lower leg and foot area. Damage up to $5,000.
- 4:57 p.m. Thursday, June 30, North Parker Street, near Husky Trail, Warsaw. Drivers: Dalton R. Robinson, 20, North Deer Run, Warsaw; and Ashley K. Weaver, 22, Lexington Drive, Winona Lake. Robinson was stopped in traffic and was waiting to turn north onto Husky Trail when he rear-ended Weaver’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 3:36 p.m. Thursday, June 30, North Parker Street, north of US 30, Warsaw. Drivers: Joshua B. Silveus, 28, Highlander Drive, Warsaw; and David C. Hummel, 70, North Lighthouse Drive, Warsaw. Silveus was traveling south on North Parker Street when he attempted to change lanes to enter the turn lane for traveling west on US 30. While doing so, Silveus’ vehicle sideswiped Hummel’s. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $10,000.
- 2:11 p.m. Saturday, June 25, 1303 N. Detroit St., Warsaw. Driver: Francisco J. Ramirez, 23, West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. Ramirez was backing his vehicle when he hit a parked vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.