Area Accident Reports
Warsaw
Officers from the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:
6:10 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, US 30 and Springhill Road, Warsaw. Drivers: David L. Hayslip, 63, SR 125, Otway, Ohio; Kha D. Gilbert, 19, Fillmore Court, Merrillville. Hayslip told police he was driving his vehicle eastbound on US 30 and changed lanes from the right lane to the left lane and that his vehicle impacted with the rear of the vehicle driven by Gilbert, which was stopped at the Springhill Road light. Damage up to $10,000.
4:53 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Drivers: Rex I. McMurray, 89, Parent Drive, Warsaw; Jessica N. Wentzel, 31, East Brookfield Circle North, Warsaw. McMurray told police he was backing his vehicle out of a parking space and backed it into the vehicle driven by Wentzel. Damage up to $2,500.
5:43 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, North Indiana Street, east of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Carlos J. Portalatin Reyes, 48, Ravenna Road, Twinsburg, Ohio; David E. Eppenbaugh, 58, Southwinds Trail, Warsaw. Reyes told police he was driving his vehicle northbound on Indiana Street and was headed to a mechanic to have his brakes repaired. He said his vehicle was unable to stop and entered an intersection, where it struck the vehicle driven by Eppenbaugh. Damage up to $5,000.