Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
7:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, East Old Road 30, west of North CR 450E, Warsaw. Drivers: Ellie M. Nieveen, 20, East Old Road 30, Warsaw; and Larry D. Hollingsworth, 59, East Huntington Street, North Webster. Nieveen was pulling her vehicle out of a driveway when she struck Hollingsworth’s vehicle on the driver’s side. No injuries were reported in the crash. Damage up to $25,000.
3:46 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, South SR 25, south of West CR 250S, Warsaw. Driver: Jose Zuniga, 44, West Lakeview Park Drive, Warsaw. Zuniga was traveling north on South SR 25 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
6:33 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, Barbee Road, west of EMS B51 Lane, Leesburg. Drivers: Thomas J. Ryan, 17, East Wildwood Drive, Warsaw; and Timothy L. Barrett, 39, East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster. Ryan was traveling south on CR 700E and went on a curve when his vehicle continued going straight, striking Barrett’s vehicle. Ryan complained of neck pain but refused an ambulance. Damage up to $10,000.
5:19 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, North CR 700W, north of CR 1350N, Nappanee. Drivers: Victor N. Handshoe, 59, West CR 1350N, Nappanee; and Jerry D. Schmucker, 29, SR 331, Bourbon. Handshoe was pulling out of a drive when he struck Schmucker’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:
7:05 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, West Henry Street, south of North Parkway Drive, Syracuse. Driver: Kevin D. Warren, 58, Skylane Drive Apartment P7, Plymouth. Warren was traveling north on West Henry Street and noticed several people on the bridge. A pedestrian, Dimetrie Hoskins, 5, Goshen, was standing on the west side of the bridge and was struck by Warren’s vehicle as he tried to cross West Henry Street. Hoskins was transported by Syracuse medics to Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital for several scrapes, bruises and a fractured right foot. Damage up to $25,000.
Fulton
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
7:18 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, CR 700N and CR 1125W. Driver: Diana M. Loehmer, 52, Culver. Loehmer’s vehicle hit a deer.
7:32 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, CR 100N and CR 600W, Rochester. Driver: Diamond L. Skiles, 22, Rochester. Skile’s vehicle struck a deer. She complained of a bloody lip but refused medical treatment.
6:28 a.m. Monday, July 15, Old US 31, Rochester. Driver: Robert Eatman, 53, Rochester. Eatman’s vehicle struck a deer.