Area Accident Reports
Pierceton
Officers with the Pierceton Police Department investigated the following accident:
3:36 p.m. Friday, March 6, US 30 East near SR 13, Pierceton. Drivers: Seth Hamman, 36, West CR 525S, Claypool; and Steven M. Wendt, 46, McKibben Street, Wabash. The front of Hamman’s vehicle collided with the rear of Wendt’s vehicle. Damages up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
9:43 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, US 30 near East Center Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Kristin Holt, 21, Sutton Drive, Mishawaka; and Denise R. Akers, 33, South SR 5, South Whitley. Holt turned her vehicle left at the intersection and caused and struck the side rear fender of Akers’ vehicle. Damages up to $2,500.
7:17 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, Country Club Road near Lakeview Drive, Warsaw. Ruben Esparza Ornelas, 20, South Country Club Road Lot 13, Warsaw. Esparza Ornelas’ vehicle ran off the road, struck a mailbox and two utility poles. Damages up to $25,000.
4:59 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, CR West 300N, Warsaw. Driver: Alexis R. Thompson, 21, East Prairie Street, Leesburg. Thompson turned her vehicle too wide and collided with the rear driver’s side door of a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damages up to $5,000.
3:32 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, Argonne Road near East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Drivers: Amanda J. Fountain, 31, East Center Street, Warsaw; and John M. Burtoft, 68, West Maplecrest Street, Warsaw. The brakes failed on Fountain’s vehicle. This caused the front of her vehicle to collide with the rear of Burtoft’s vehicle. Damages up to $10,000.
Winona Lake
Officers with the Winona Lake Police Department investigated the following accident:
8:36 a.m. Saturday, March 7, Kings Highway near Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Drivers: David H. Rank, 63, South East Ridge Place, Warsaw; and Steven D. Knouff, 70, East Wilcox Road, Warsaw. Rank drove his vehicle into the intersection causing a right angle collision with Knouff’s vehicle. Damages up to $2,500.