Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 7:23 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, North SR 13, north of East CR 400N, North Webster. Driver: Jeffrey A. Steele, 59, EMS T5C Lane, Leesburg. Steele was traveling south on SR 13 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
- 7:33 a.m. Monday, Dec. 13, South County Farm Road, south of West CR 200S, Warsaw. Driver: Willis D. Adams, 61, West CR 1200S, Silver Lake. Adams was traveling south on County Farm Road when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 7:11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 13, South SR 14, south of West CR 1200S, Akron. Driver: Robert C. Cooley, 58, Bancroft Avenue, Rochester. Cooley was traveling north on South SR 14 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
- 4:54 a.m. Monday, Dec. 13, South Packerton Road, south of East CR 1200S, Claypool. Driver: William C. Proffitt, 50, South SR 25, Mentone. Proffitt was traveling north on South Packerton Road when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
- 4:46 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, 308 W. Main St., Silver Lake. Driver: Michelle Aca-Zempoal Tecatl, 21, South Valentine Road, Claypool. Aca-Zempoal Tecatl was attempting to leave a parking lot when she turned her vehicle too sharp and hit a light pole. Damage up to $5,000.
- 3:40 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, South Packerton Road, south of East SR 14, Silver Lake. Driver: Holly N. Dillon, 38, East Main Street, Silver Lake. Dillon was traveling south on Packerton Road when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
- 7:11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, East Lynnwood Drive North, east of South Country Club Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Fisher R. Elrod, 16, East Lynnwood Drive North, Warsaw; and Bailey R. Whitford, 24, East Lynnwood Drive North, Warsaw. Elrod was traveling west on East Lynnwood Drive when he hit Whitford’s vehicle head-on. Whitford’s vehicle was parked on the road. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 1:42 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, CR 150W, north of Executive Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Albert L. Sherow, 49, West CR 200S, Warsaw. Sherow was traveling south on CR 150W when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 12:55 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, US 30, near East Center Street, Warsaw. Driver: Terry J. Johnson, 61, East Dewald Street 2D, Fort Wayne. Johnson was traveling east on Lake City Highway when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.