Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 4:46 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, East Defreese Road, west of EMS D18 Lane, Syracuse. Driver: Jose A. Espinoza, 22, North Albert Eckert Drive, North Webster. Espinoza was traveling west on Defreese Road when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 9:35 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, North SR 13, near East Old Road 30, Pierceton. Drivers: Emilee R. Staab, 23, East CR 400S, Pierceton; and Betty A. Hall, 78, East Old Road 30, Pierceton. Staab was traveling north on SR 13 when she rear-ended Hall’s vehicle. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $10,000.
- 5:03 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, North SR 15, south of West CR 1000N, Milford. Driver: Gavin E. Konkle, 26, South CR 400W, Warsaw. Konkle was traveling north on North SR 15 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 4:04 p.m. Monday, July 25, East US 30, east of South CR 450E, Warsaw. Drivers: Wilbert Morales, 37, Country Forest Drive, Fort Wayne; Heather M. Arter, 43, South CR 900W 92, Pierceton; and Margaret Szondy, 51, Newbury Road, Woodbury, Minn. Morales was traveling east on US 30 when, for an unknown reason, he rear-ended Arter’s vehicle. This resulted in Arter’s vehicle rear-ending Szondy’s vehicle, crossing the median and entering the westbound US 30 passing lane. Arter was taken to a hospital in Whitley County for general body pain. Damage up to $100,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 1:39 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, East Main Street, north of North Bronson Street, Warsaw. Drivers: William E. Schuler, 72, South East Ridge Drive North, Warsaw; and Melissa S. Wood, 35, South CR 250E, Winona Lake. Schuler was traveling south on Bronson Street when he did not yield to Main Street traffic. This resulted in Schuler’s vehicle hitting Wood’s. Wood requested that an infant in her vehicle, Peyton Wood, Warsaw, be checked by medics. Damage up to $5,000.
- 1:29 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, 409 Argonne Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Tammy J. Meier, 50, EMS C31 Lane, Warsaw; and Haley N. Baillieul, 29, North Vicky Lane, Warsaw. Meier was backing her vehicle from a parking space when she hit Baillieul’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.