Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
3:52 a.m. Saturday, July 22, North Harper Road, north of East CR 700N, Leesburg. Driver: Isaiah D. Richter, 21, North Harper Road, Leesburg. Richter lost control of the vehicle on a curve and struck a tree. Richter was transported from the scene for medical care. Damage up to $10,000.
12:43 p.m. Saturday, July 22, North CR 800W, south of West CR 640N, Atwood. Driver: Tyler L. Kucala, 21, Stanford Drive, Bristol. Driver advised he fell asleep at the wheel and went off the road, striking a culvert. Damage up to $10,000.
2:00 a.m. Sunday, July 23, North Barbee Road, North Webster. Sometime between 11 p.m. July 22 and 3 a.m. July 23, an unknown vehicle backed into the rear of a vehicle that was parked in a parking lot on North Barbee Road. Damage up to $2,500.
Warsaw
Officers with Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
1:03 p.m. Saturday, July 22, Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Driver: Richard F. Silveus, 85, Blue Heron Lane, Mentone. Silveus backed into a parked, unoccupied vehicle while backing out of a parking space. Damage up to $1,000.
1:24 p.m. Sunday, July 23, East Winona Avenue and South McKinley Street, Winona Lake. Drivers: Keegan A. Bays, 17, South CR 300E, Warsaw, and Michael E. Morel, 54, Country Club Drive, Warsaw. Bays rear-ended Morel’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
4:26 p.m. Sunday, July 23, East Jefferson Street and South McKinley Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Katherine E. Yocum, 18, Arbor Lane, Winona Lake, and Hermenegildo Castillo, 65, East CR 200N, Warsaw. The vehicles collided at the intersection. Damage up to $5,000.
5:13 p.m. Sunday, July 23, Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Drivers: Mary E. Crosier, 67, Arthur Street, Warsaw, and Nancy L. Hart, 64, North Circle Court, Columbia City. The vehicles collided as both were backing out of parking spaces. Damage up to $2,500.
7:51 p.m. Sunday, July 23, South SR 15, north of Short Ridge Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Kodie T. Benefield, 21, Progress Street, Middletown. Driver advised he fell asleep while at the wheel. His vehicle left the roadway, striking a stop sign, street sign and drain culvert. Damage up to $10,000.
Winona Lake
Officers with Winona Lake Police Department investigated the following accident:
1:50 p.m. Sunday, July 23, Lake City Highway and Old Road 30, Winona Lake. Drivers: Paul J. Westberg, 40, West Old Road 30, Warsaw, and Rick S. Hatcher, 60, East Wilcox Road, Warsaw. The vehicles collided at the intersection. Damage up to $50,000.