Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents
10 a.m. Monday, March 9, West CR 600N west of North SR 15, Leesburg. Driver: Amar B. Awale, 38, Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw. Awale’s vehicle hit a patch of ice, causing him to lose control. The vehicle struck an iron corner fence post. Damage up to $5,000.
7:11 a.m. Monday, March 9, South CR 700E north of East CR 750S, Pierceton. Driver: Jerry P. Gruver, 55, South 700E, Pierceton. Hit deer. Damage up to $5,000.
6:21 a.m. Monday, March 9, South County Farm Road, south of West CR 200S, Warsaw. Driver: Laura L. Grow, 55, South County Farm Road, Claypool. Hit deer. Damage up to $5,000.
3:54 a.m. Monday, March 9, East CR 450N, east of EMS C29 Lane, Warsaw. Driver: John P. Bird, 21, East CR 510N, Warsaw. Bird’s vehicle struck ice on the road, causing his vehicle to go off the road and hitting a utility pole. The vehicle then struck a parked vehicle in a driveway. The vehicle is registered to Alysia M. Hammel, East CR 450N, Warsaw. Damage up to $25,000.
5:44 a.m. Saturday, March 7, Chapman Lake Drive and North CR 300E, Warsaw. Driver Jeremy E. Williams, 30, Chapman Lake drive, Warsaw. Hit deer. Damage up to $2,500.
2:46 p.m. Friday, March 6, North CR 200E and East CR 700N, Leesburg. Drivers: Marmas Hasan, 20, Fayette Drive, Fort Wayne, and Alexander R. LaSalle, 21, North CR 300E, Leesburg,. Injured: Hasan complained of pain to the elbow/lower arm; and passengers in his vehicle: Moe Moe, 44, Fayette Drive, Fort Wayne, internal head injuries, non incapacitating; San So, 20, Fayette Drive, Fort Wayne, pain hip/upper leg; and Ya Koh, 59, Chartwell Drive, Fort Wayne, complained of pain to the chest. Hasan was southbound on CR 200E. He told police he slowed at the intersection but did not stop going through the intersection and colliding with LaSalle’s eastbound vehicle. LaSalle’s vehicle then struck a house owned by Michael D. Wilson, East 700N, Leesburg. Damage up to $50,000.
12:48 p.m. Friday, March 6, South SR 15 and West CR 200S, Warsaw. Driver: Shonda M. Burchett, 36, Michaels Street, Warsaw, and David G. Nunez, 53, South Woodland Hills Drive, Warsaw. Burchett’s vehicle struck the back of the Nunez vehicle. An unnamed passenger in the Nunez vehicle was checked by EMS but refused medical care. Damage up to 410,000
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
4:21 p.m. Monday, March 9, East Center Street west of South Lindburg Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Alicia K. Jones, 31, West Eisenhower Street, Mentone, and Lewis D. Reiff III, 48, West Wiley Avenue, Bluffton. Injured: Reiff complained of neck but refused medical treatment and passenger in Reiff’s vehicle, Julia A. Rife, 39, West Wiley Avenue, Bluffton, complained of pain to the neck and refused medical treatment. Jones’ vehicle struck the back of the Reiff vehicle. Damage up to $25,000.
3:38 p.m. Monday, March 9, North Detroit Street, north of West CR 300N, Warsaw. Drivers: Dana K. Frost, 20, West 15th Street, Auburn, and Carlos R. Camacho, 54, North Front Street, Syracuse. Camacho complained of pan to the entire body but refused medical attention. Frost’s vehicle struck the back of the Camacho vehicle. Damge up to $5,000.
1:37 p.m Monday, March 9, Dubois Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: James D. Truex, 83, North CR 700W, Warsaw, and Janet H. Trowbridge, 75, SR 331, Bourbon. Truex was driving through the parking lot at Pillbox, stopped and began to back his vehicle into a parking space, not seeing the Trowbridge vehicle behind him. Damage up to $2,500.