Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Saturday, Sept. 21, 9:43 a.m. South Barbee Drive near Lakeridge Drive, Pierceton. Driver: Paul L. Cline, 53, EMS B22 Lane, Pierceton. Driver ran off the road resulting in residential property damage. Damages: up to $10,000
Saturday, Sept. 28, 10:45 a.m. SR 14 near Packerton Road, Silver Lake. Drivers: Gregg E. Straits, 51, Sharon Street, Winona Lake; and Kendall J. Kerlin, 27, Winona Ave, Warsaw. Straits collided with Kerlin. Damages: up to $25,000
Saturday, Sept. 28, 7:39 a.m. 600 South near 600 West, Warsaw. Drivers: unknown; and Deborah S. Floor, 50, Kiwi Road, Claypool. Hit and run accident. Unknown driver collided with Floor. Damages: up to $10,000
Warsaw Police Department
Officers of the Warsaw Police Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Sunday, Sept. 29, 5:39 p.m. Center Street near Bronson Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Matthew B. Kreft, 19, 18th Road, Tippecanoe; and Gregory L. Sawyer, 44, Clinic Court, Warsaw. Sawyer rear-ended Kreft. Damages: under $750
Sunday, Sept. 29, 5:01 p.m. Main Street near Colfax Street, Warsaw. Driver: Emma C. Bonifield, 17, Springhill Road, Warsaw. Bonifield collided with a pedalcyclist. Damages: up to $1,000
Saturday, Sept. 28, 3:55 p.m. Fort Wayne Street near Park Ave. Driver: Camera L. Hyde, 24, Graceland Avenue, Claypool. Hyde backed into a parked vehicle. Damages: up to $2,500
Saturday, Sept. 28, 2:53 a.m. Lake Street near West Street, Warsaw. Driver: Kenyon D. Harris, 27, SR 25, Mentone. Harris lost control of the vehicle, car spun damaging a street sign and NIPSCO utility pole. Damages: up to $5,000
Friday, Sept. 27, 5:08 p.m. 100 block of Market Street. Drivers: Donna M. Crill, 42, 100 North, Akron; and Carl L. Sowers, 50, Aspen Drive, Warsaw. Crill backed into Sowers. Damages: up to $2,500
Friday, Sept. 27, 4:08 p.m. Lake City Highway near Old Road 30. Drivers: Heather N. Pierce, 37, Shagbark Drive, Warsaw; Timothy M. Gunter, 52, Deer Run, Warsaw. Pierce collided with Gunter. Damages: up to $2,500
Friday, Sept. 27, 1:28 p.m. Lake City Highway near Old Road 30. Drivers: Jennifer L. Rios, 34, Rutland Court, Winona Lake; and Michael L. Valentine, 67, 350 North, Warsaw. Rios struck Valentine in the rear. Damages: up to $5,000
Friday, Sept. 27, 1:15 p.m. 100 block of Parker Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Karla J. Denlinger, 51, Sixth Street, Winona Lake; and Velma L. Heeley, 84, EMS B36B Lane, Warsaw. Denlinger backed into Heeley. Damages: up to $2,500
Friday, Sept. 27, 11:40 a.m. 350 North near Airport Road, Warsaw. Driver: Carolina D. Mendez, 39, Westerner Winds Drive, Warsaw. Driver struck deer. Damages: up to $5,000