Area Accident Reports
Mentone
Officers with the Mentone Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 7:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 22, SR 25, east of CR 1150W, Mentone. Driver: Larry D. Rock, 58, Blackford Drive, Tippecanoe. Rock was traveling west on SR 25 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 7:25 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25, North CR 300E, north of East Bowser Road, Syracuse. Driver: Nathaniel I. Bryan, 42, East Washington Street, Syracuse. Bryan was traveling north on North CR 300E when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
- 6:41 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, East 200S and South 1500E, Akron. Driver: Ryan A. Hunt, 34, North Manchester. Hunt’s vehicle struck a deer.
- 6:23 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, 450N and 150W. Driver: David C. Overmyer, 43, Rochester. Overmyer’s vehicle struck a deer.
- 8:22 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, 400N, east of US 31. Driver: Janice A. Reinhold, 73, Monterey. Reinhold’s vehicle struck a deer.
Marshall County
Officers with the Marshall County Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 8:40 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, US 30 and Plymouth-Goshen Trail, Plymouth. Driver: Stetson Hellyer, LaPorte. Hellyer stated he swerved to avoid a vehicle, ran off the roadway and through the median, where the vehicle began to roll. A passenger in the vehicle, Rhiley Hellyer, was ejected, resulting in injuries to the shoulder and road rash. The passenger was transported to the hospital via helicopter.