Area Accident Reports
Claypool
Officers with the Claypool Police Department investigated the following accident:
6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5, East SR 14, east of CR 100E, Silver Lake. Driver: Kathryn L. Snyder, 78, West Section Street, Claypool. Snyder was traveling west on SR 14 when a deer entered the roadway. Snyder was uninjured in the collision. Damage up to $10,000.
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
3:39 p.m. Friday, March 6, North SR 13, south of East Old Road 30, Pierceton. Drivers: Kelex A. Jackson, 27, Colfax Avenue, Benton Harbor, Mich.; and Landon M. Rohrer, 33, East CR 600N, Columbia City. Jackson was traveling south on SR 13 when he disregarded a red light, causing a collision with Rohrer’s vehicle. Rohrer was traveling east on East Old Road 30. Damage up to $10,000.
North Webster
Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following accidents:
Noon Saturday, March 7, North SR 13, near Washington Street, North Webster. Drivers: Tyler J. Courter, 23, North Harrison Street, Syracuse; and Taylor R. Bontrager, 21, West Huntington Street, North Webster. Courter’s vehicle rear-ended Bontrager’s. Damage up to $5,000.
8:58 a.m. Saturday, March 7, East CR 650N, east of T40 Lane, North Webster. Driver: Jared P. Swank, 22, North Fascination Way, Cromwell. Swank’s vehicle left the right side of the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
5:43 p.m. Sunday, March 8, North Parker Street, near Husky Trail, Warsaw. Drivers: unknown; and Diane M. Bauder, 65, Kelly Street, Winona Lake. Bauder was attempting to travel south on Husky Trail when she entered the intersection at Menards. As she did so, an unknown vehicle struck Bauder’s vehicle and left the scene, traveling south on Parker Street. Damage up to $10,000.
8:43 p.m. Saturday, March 7, SR 15, near East Center Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Skylar M. Swihart, 21, EMS B39W Lane, Leesburg; and Andros A. Gonzalez Vega, 26, Lindenwood Avenue, Warsaw. Swihart was traveling north on SR 15 when he entered an intersection. As he did so, Gonzalez Vega’s vehicle, which was traveling west on East Center Street, struck Swihart’s vehicle. A passenger in Gonzalez Vega’s vehicle, Kirstyn D. Gonzalez, 26, Warsaw, complained of knee pain but refused treatment at the scene. Damage up to $50,000.
6:16 p.m. Friday, March 6, North SR 15, north of Lyon Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Torie A. Helton, 41, West Walnut Street, Claypool; and Rose M. Bueno, 36, West Old Road 30, Warsaw. Helton was traveling south on North SR 15 when she rear-ended Bueno’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.