Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
10:08 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, West Old Road 30, west of North CR 350W, Warsaw. Driver: Brian K. Latislaw, 44, South 16th Street, Niles, Mich. Latislaw was traveling east on Old Road 30 when two deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, SR 19, north of West CR 575N, Warsaw. Driver: Albert L. Covington, 62, Foxtail Bend, Ocee, Fla. Covington was traveling north on SR 19 when his vehicle slid on the roadway, causing his to strike a stop sign on SR 19. Damage up to $2,500.
11:12 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, 12600-44 South SR 13, North Manchester. Driver: Steven J. Granstaff, 31, First Street, North Manchester. Granstaff turned left while driving in a mobile home community when his vehicle collided with a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
6:47 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, North SR 15, north of West Plum Street, Leesburg. Drivers: Kimberly E. Armstrong, 33, West Candy Lane, Kendallville; and Micah N. Archer, 35, East Armstrong Road, Leesburg. Armstrong was traveling north on North SR 15 when her vehicle began sliding due to the ice-covered roads. This caused her vehicle to rear-end Archer’s ambulance. The ambulance was stopped on the side of the road for another crash. Armstrong complained of chest and right hand pain and was treated at the scene by Lutheran EMS. Archer sustained a head contusion and was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital for treatment. Damage up to $25,000.
5:55 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, South County Farm Road, north of West CR 550S, Claypool. Driver: Haley R. Yoder, 28, South CR 300E, Claypool. Yoder was traveling south on South County Farm Road when she lost control of her vehicle. Yoder’s vehicle turned onto its side and slid off the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
5:09 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, North CR 475E, north of East Shore Park Road, Warsaw. Driver: Ashley M. Shafer, 31, EMS B5 Lane, Leesburg. Shafer was traveling north on CR 475E when her vehicle left the roadway, striking a utility pole guide wire. Damage up to $2,500.
4:33 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, 4985 E. McKenna Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Steven S. Dalton-Vance, 26, Main Street, Buchanan, Mich.; and William C. Trump, 66, North 1st Street, Warsaw. Dalton-Vance was backing his vehicle in a parking lot when his vehicle slid into Trump’s. Damage up to $2,500.
1:41 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, South SR 15, north of West CR 900S, Silver Lake. Driver: Michelle S. Miller, 44, South County Farm Road, Claypool. Miller was traveling south on SR 15 when she lost control of her vehicle. Miller’s vehicle went off the roadway and struck a Frontier telephone pole. Damage up to $5,000.
10:25 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, South SR 25, east of South CR 600W, Warsaw. Driver: Joshua N. Moore, 17, East Main Street, Warsaw. Moore was traveling east on SR 25 when his vehicle slid off the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
8:55 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, East US 30, east of South SR 13, Pierceton. Driver: James L. Beasley, 46, Hessen Casel Road, Fort Wayne. Beasley was traveling east on US 30 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
11:02 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, North SR 13, near East Old Road 30, Pierceton. Drivers: Brian T. Gambill, 27, West CR 900S, Claypool; and Earnest Leroy Plymale, 59, EMS R3E Lane, Pierceton. Gambill was traveling north on North SR 13, clearing the roadway with a plow. As the traffic control light changed from green to yellow, Gambill’s vehicle slid into the intersection, causing him to strike Plymale’s vehicle. Plymale was struck just before he entered the intersection of North SR 13 and East Old Road 30. Damage up to $50,000.
Mentone
Officers with the Mentone Police Department investigated the following accident:
7:11 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, SR 19, north of SR 25, Mentone. Drivers: Hayley N. Morris, 25, Thompson Street A., Missouri; and William R. Sauer, 61, North Troutman Street, Kewanna. Morris was stopped at the intersection of SR 25 and SR 19. When Morris prepared to enter the intersection, her vehicle slid on the roadway, striking Sauer’s vehicle. Sauer complained of leg pain and was checked out at the scene by EMS. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:
noon Tuesday, Jan. 29, 100 St. Augustines Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Jose G. Duran Perez, 61, North Neltnor Drive H1F, West Chicago, Ill. Duran Perez was backing his vehicle when his vehicle slid, causing him to strike a yield sign and a tree. Damage under $750.