Area Accident Reports
Claypool
Officers with the Claypool Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 12:01 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, South County Farm Road, north of West CR 600S, Claypool. Driver: Kelly C. Hoover, 17, South County Farm Road, Claypool. Hoover was traveling north on County Farm Road when her vehicle left the roadway, hitting an REMC utility pole and snapping it in half. The downed power lines started a fire in a field across from the accident. Hoover was treated at the scene by medics for abrasions to her elbow and lower arm area. Damage up to $25,000.
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
- 3:33 a.m. Sunday, July 10, West CR 700S, east of South CR 700W, Claypool. Driver: Cameron W. Sellers, 22, East 9th Street, North Manchester. Sellers was traveling east on West CR 700S when a deer entered the roadway. Sellers complained of left forearm pain and right leg pain. He refused treatment at the scene. Damage up to $10,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 4:50 a.m. Monday, July 11, North Main Street, north of West Boston Street, Syracuse. Driver: Twila D. Zentz, 56, South Main Street, Milford. Zentz was traveling west on West Boston Street when she attempted to make a U-turn on North Main Street. As she did so, Zentz’s vehicle went over a curb and hit a tree. A passenger in Zentz’s vehicle, Timothy A. Dilley, 59, East Nordman Drive, Syracuse, complained of back pain. Dilley was taken to Goshen Hospital for further medical treatment. Damage up to $10,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 3:21 p.m. Thursday, July 14, SR 25, near West CR 100S, Warsaw. Drivers: Ayden J. Petermann, 19, Bethany Drive, Bristol; and Morgen L. Nifong, 28, West CR 900S, Silver Lake. Petermann was stopped at the intersection of West CR 100S and SR 25. He believed the intersection was a four-way stop and believed Nifong, who was traveling south on SR 25, was going to stop her vehicle. A collision then occurred. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $25,000.
- 2:40 p.m. Thursday, July 14, 2124 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw. Drivers: Olivia R. Bowser Gibson, 22, West Winona Avenue, Warsaw; and Whitney S. Izaguirre, 33, North Clemente Court, Warsaw. Bowser Gibson was backing her vehicle from a parking space when she hit Izaguirre’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
- 12:23 p.m. Thursday, July 14, SR 15, near East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Anthony B. Marcum, 30, South SR 25, Mentone; and Donald E. Fecher, 66, East Shady Banks Lane, Milford. Fecher was traveling south on SR 15 when he was rear-ended by Marcum’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 11:39 a.m. Thursday, July 14, 1269 Husky Trail, Warsaw. Driver: Alexander M. Clark, 33, East Wildwood Drive, Warsaw. Clark was backing his vehicle from a parking space when he hit a parked vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
- 12:41 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, 1900 E. Jefferson St., Warsaw. Driver: Moreno Onix, 51, Northwest 99th Street, Miami, Fla. Onix was backing his vehicle when he hit a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
- 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 12, US 30, near North SR 15, Warsaw. Drivers: Robert P. Murphy, 79, North Binkley Road, Larwill; and Donald L. Dykhuizen, 32, West CR 750S, Hebron. Dykhuizen was waiting to turn onto North SR 15 from the US 30 exit ramp when his vehicle was sideswiped by Murphy’s. Damage up to $5,000.