Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
7:11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, East SR 14, east of South Packerton Road, North Manchester. Drivers: Todd J. Schoettmer, 41, East CR 125S, Akron, and Cary P. Groninger, 50, West Shilling Road, Mentone. Schoettmer rear-ended Groninger’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
6:01 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, North CR 200E, south of Armstrong Road, Leesburg. At approximately 6 a.m. a vehicle drove into a yard, damaging landscaping and crashing into two LP tanks. The unknown driver fled the scene. Owners of the vehicle reported that it was stolen from their driveway sometime after 2 a.m. Damage up to $10,000.
4:26 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, South CR 500W, south of West SR 14, Silver Lake. Driver: Clarence D. Stephens, 71, East CR 650S, Pierceton. Stephens advised that he was approaching a stop sign on CR 500W when a white Chevrolet SUV turned south onto CR 500W from SR 14 at a high rate of speed, colliding with his vehicle. Stephens stated the other driver continued on, leaving the scene of the accident. Damage up to $10,000.
1:03 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, South SR 15 and West CR 300S, Warsaw. Driver: Richard F. Lehman, 81, PR 3340, Greenville, Texas. Lehman advised that a deer ran into the path of his vehicle, causing a collision. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:
11:05 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, Springhill Road and Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Drivers: Danny L. Smith, 69, Robb Road, Warsaw, and Nicole D. Wiseman, 35, East CR 450N, Leesburg. Smith rear-ended Wiseman’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.