Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 7:05 p.m. Sunday, July 18, 9554 W. SR 25, Mentone. Drivers: Logan R. Kreft, 29, South CR 1300W, Mentone, and Rosalio Alvarez, 24, South SR 25, Mentone. Kreft was backing up his vehicle into a parking space when he hit Alvarez’s vehicle. Damage: Up to $2,500.
- 10:18 a.m. Sunday, July 18, North CR 175E south of East 8 Square Road, Warsaw. Driver: Thunder L. Olsen, 28, East Springfield Drive, Warsaw. Olsen was traveling northbound on CR 175E south of East 8 Square Road, Warsaw, when his vehicle hit a deer. Damage: Up to $2,500.
- 5:45 p.m. Saturday, July 17, South SR 15 south of West CR 950S, Silver Lake. Drivers: Nathan H. Dailey, 16, South Wausau Street, Warsaw, and Bryan L. Robison, 65, North Bobwhite Drive, Warsaw. Dailey and Robison were both traveling northbound on South SR 15 near the intersection of West CR 950S, Silver Lake. Dailey said that he saw it was about to start raining, so he looked away from the road briefly to shut his sun roof. He said Robison’s vehicle was slowing down because another vehicle was turning in front of his. Dailey couldn’t stop in time, and his vehicle hit Robison’s. Damage: Up to $5,000.
- 3:39 p.m. Saturday, July 17, 3294 E. US 30, Warsaw. Drivers: Jeremiah A. Lotz, 40, East CR 1000S, Claypool, and Carlos D. Arturo, 59, SW Sixth Court, North Lauderdale, Fla. Lotz said he was backing up from a parking space and the hitch on his vehicle hit Arturo’s. Damage: Under $750.
- 10:15 p.m. Friday, July 16, East CR 1250N east of North East Wawasee Drive, Syracuse. Driver: Christopher L. Dixon, 41, F Avenue, Anacortes, Wash. Dixon was traveling eastbound on East CR 1250N, Syracuse, when a deer hit his vehicle. Damage: Up to $2,500.
- 6:32 a.m. Friday, July 16, East SR 14 west of South CR 600E, North Manchester. Driver: Victoria J. Roe, 23, East CR 450N, Marion. Roe was traveling eastbound on East SR 14, North Manchester, when her vehicle hit a deer. Damage: Up to $10,000.
- 10:29 p.m. Thursday, July 15, West Main Street south of South Franklin Street, Mentone. Drivers: Ricky D. Wilburn, 39, West CR 700N, Rochester, and Robert L. Ewing, 64, South SR 19, Akron. Wilburn’s and Ewing’s vehicles collided. Damage: Up to $10,000.
- 4:45 p.m. Thursday, July 15, East CR 450N and North CR 100E, Warsaw. Drivers: John H. Rowley, 80, Milmont Shores Road, Chapin, S.C. Rowley said he had turned southbound onto CR 100E from CR 450N, Warsaw. A deer hit his vehicle. Damage: Up to $5,000.
- 12:48 p.m. Thursday, July 15, North Walnut Street and East State Street, Etna Green. Drivers: Rebecca E. Curtis, 44, Auditorium Boulevard, Winona Lake, and Gurpreet Saini, 22, Arctic Fox Crescent, Brampton, Ontario. Curtis was traveling eastbound on West State Street approaching the intersection of North Walnut Street, Etna Green. Curtis’ and Saini’s vehicles collided. Damage: Up to $10,000.
- 10:14 p.m. Tuesday, July 13, East Smith Street and South Bronson Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Kimberly A. Hetzner, 32, East CR 450N, Warsaw, and Trevor J. Frazier, 23, East Oak Pointe Crossing, Warsaw. Hetzner was traveling northbound on a private drive and stopped at the stop sign at Smith Street, Warsaw. Frazier was traveling eastbound on Smith Street approaching the private drive. Hetzner stopped, then made a right turn onto Smith Street from the private drive into the path of Frazier’s vehicle. Damage: Up to $25,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 1 p.m. Monday, July 19, US 30 and North Parker Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Dorothy J. Plummer, 84, Nye Street, Warsaw, and Sneha Bobbasani, 28, Oak Glen Drive, Warsaw. Plummer’s and Bobbasani’s vehicles collided. Damage: Up to $2,500.
- Noon Monday, July 19, Winona Avenue and Detroit Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Eric S. Chizum, 50, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw, and Melanie A. Slone, 40, West CR 900S, Silver Lake. Chizum was trying to turn left onto Detroit Street from Winona Avenue and was in the left turn lane. He said the road was closed, so he looked in his sideview mirror to get over. He didn’t see Slone’s vehicle next to him. He tried to get over to the right, but hit Slone’s vehicle. Damage: Up to $2,500.
- 3:58 p.m. Sunday, July 18, East US 30 and North Parker Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Bryant A. Hoeckelberg, 32, Beechwood Drive, Nappanee, and Christopher D. Draeger, 20, North Ledges Drive, Roscoe, Ill. Hoeckelberg was traveling westbound on East US 30 near the North Parker Street intersection, Warsaw. He said traffic was heavy and slowed suddenly. He said he was about one car length behind Draeger’s vehicle and traffic slowed abruptly. His vehicle hit Draeger’s. Damage: Up to $10,000.
- 4:05 a.m. Sunday, July 18, East Smith Street west of South Indiana Street, Warsaw. During a vehicle pursuit, a police officer observed a vehicle turn west from the alley west of Warsaw Meadows onto East Smith Street, Warsaw. The vehicle struck a pole. The 15-year-old driver was detained. Damage: Up to $10,000.
- 5:18 p.m. Friday, July 16, SR 15 and East Pope Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Rory T. Stouder, 39, Shady Lane, Warsaw, and Kirk A. Zuber, 65, East Pickwick Park Drive, Syracuse. Stouder’s and Zuber’s vehicles collided. Damage: Up to $5,000.
- 4:33 p.m. Friday, July 16, 1150 Husky Trail, Warsaw. Driver: Lucas W. Peterson, 14, Pine Cone Road, Warsaw. Peterson was traveling southbound in a parking lot. He started to turn to the east into a parking space. He said he misjudged the turn and his vehicle hit a parked vehicle. Damage: Up to $2,500.
- 4:22 p.m. Friday, July 16, 2548 Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. Driver: Juan J. Calderon Duron, 49, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Calderon Duron was backing into a parking space when he hit a parked vehicle. Damage: Up to $2,500.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 2:38 p.m. Saturday, July 17, US 31 and CR 300S, Rochester. Driver: Dennis J. Forshee, 57, no town listed. Hit deer.
- 8 p.m. Friday, July 16, West Olson Road and River Drive, Rochester. Driver: Dennis L. Milliken, 80, Rochester. Milliken swerved to miss a deer and hit a tree.
- 6:19 a.m. Wednesday, July 14, SR 14 and CR 650E, Rochester. Driver: Dawn W. Jackson, 49, Akron. Hit deer.