Area Accident Reports
Milford
Officers with the Milford Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 7:44 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, East CR 1300N west of East CR 100N, Milford. Driver: Joshua D. Beck, 28, West Emeline Street, Milford. Beck was traveling west on East CR 1300N, Milford, when his vehicle hit a deer. Damage: Up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 1:35 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, East Center Street and Argonne Road, Warsaw. Drivers: James A. Hastings, 38, Mott Street, Kendallville, and Richard A. Roesner, 76, South CR 250E, Warsaw. Hastings said he was stopped behind Roesner’s vehicle at the red light at the intersection of East Center Street and Argonne Road, Warsaw, in the eastbound lanes. He saw that the traffic light was green, so he pulled forward. He didn’t realize that Roesner’s vehicle was still stopped, and his vehicle hit it. Damage: Up to $2,500.
- 12:43 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, 3925 Corridor Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Terry L. Coulter, 49, East CR 650N, Columbia City. Coulter said he was backing out of a parking spot, and his vehicle hit a parked vehicle. Damage: Up to $2,500.
- 9:08 a.m. Friday, Feb. 12, North SR 15 south of East Center Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Unknown, William J. Sparkman, 28, South Union Street, Warsaw, and Emmanuel R. Long, 29, EMS C28E Lane, Warsaw. Sparkman said he was stopped in traffic in the northbound lanes of North SR 15 at the intersection of East Center Street, Warsaw. His vehicle was behind Long’s. Sparkman said he was struck from behind by another vehicle, which caused his vehicle to hit Long’s. The vehicle with the unknown driver then drove around the two men’s vehicles and ran the red light to continue northbound on North SR 15. Damage: Up to $10,000.
Winona Lake
Officers with the Winona Lake Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 3:58 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, South Lake Sharon Road south of East CR 225S, Warsaw. Drivers: Tracy A. Irvine, 46, South Lake Sharon Road, Warsaw, and Ryan M. Price, 30, Ranch Road, Warsaw. Irvine said she was backing out of her driveway and hit Price’s vehicle with hers. Damage: Up to $1,000.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 1:56 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, West CR 700N and North CR 900W, Culver. Driver: Katlyn M. Littleton, 23, Rochester. Littleton claimed another vehicle ran her off the road.
- 4:35 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, North CR 475E and East CR 700N, Rochester. Drivers: Kristine Murphy, 52, Rochester, and Orhan Kaya, 38, South Bend. Murphy’s and Kaya’s vehicles collided.
Elkhart County
Officers with the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
- 4:18 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, CR 11 and SR 119, Goshen. Drivers: Dylan Bogaert, 17, Osceola, and Kara Miller, 31, Nappanee. Bogaert’s vehicle pulled into the path of Miller’s vehicle, causing Miller’s vehicle to roll over. Miller was transported to Goshen Hospital by ambulance for a complaint of back pain. Bogaert was cited for failure to the yield right of way causing injury.