Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 7:54 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, East Armstrong Road, east of EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg. Driver: Tammy S. Tilton, 61, North CR 700E, Leesburg. Tilton was traveling east on Armstrong Road when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
- 6:28 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, South SR 25, south of South CR 400W, Warsaw. Driver: Jonathan J. Carr, 41, South SR 19, Akron. Carr was traveling south on South SR 25 when his vehicle left the roadway and hit a fence. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $25,000.
- 3:52 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, North SR 15, south of West CR 600N, Leesburg. Drivers: Hugh M. Fair, 52, Marcellus Way, Marcellus, Mich.; and Jamie R. Norris, 42, North SR 15, Warsaw. Fair was traveling north on SR 15 when he rear-ended Norris’ vehicle. Joseph D. Brenneman, Warsaw, was behind Norris’ vehicle and was waiting for Norris to turn. Brenneman saw Fair’s vehicle traveling behind him and said Fair was traveling too fast in his opinion. Brenneman drove off the right shoulder of SR 15 to avoid being hit, resulting in Fair’s vehicle hitting Norris’. Norris was taken to a local hospital for a complaint of neck pain. Damage up to $50,000.
- 1:21 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 7344 S. SR 15, Warsaw. Drivers: Will S. Coning, 21, CR 7, Goshen; and Cole M. Alspaugh, 22, West CR 400S, Peru. Coning’s vehicle was rear-ended by Alspaugh’s vehicle. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $10,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 2:23 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Drivers: George Meade, 55, South CR 600W, Warsaw; and Glenda J. Pachiniak, 67, East Laurien Court, Warsaw. Meade was backing his vehicle from a parking space when he hit Pachiniak’s vehicle, which was also being backed from a parking space. Damage up to $2,500.
- 1:24 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, SR 15, near West CR 250N, Warsaw. Drivers: Jozee J. King Cook, 17, Patnaude Lane, Lakeville; and Amber T. Hunt, 38, Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. King Cook was behind Hunt’s vehicle on SR 15 when she rear-ended Hunt’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
- 7:43 p.m. Monday, Jan. 10, Anchorage Road, near SR 15, Warsaw. Drivers: Terry J. Wright, 43, Alpha Street, Warsaw; and Bradley K. Gutwein, 34, East Wildwood Drive, Warsaw. Wright was traveling south in the left lane of SR 15 when he rear-ended Gutwein’s vehicle. Wright left the scene and was later located by officers. Damage up to $2,500.
Fulton County
Officer with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 7:33 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, SR 19 and CR 225S, Akron. Driver: Melinda R. Kruger, 21, Macy. Hit deer.
- 6:08 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, CR 450N and CR 100W, Rochester. Driver: Jared L. Ritter, 39, Rochester. Hit deer.
- 6:04 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, West Ninth Street, Rochester. Driver: Shane A. Rudd, 44, Rochester. Rudd’s vehicle rolled down a hill onto a neighbor’s property and damaged trees.
- 6:39 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, SR 14 and CR 1050W, Kewanna. Driver: Donna A. Dugan, 61, Kewanna. Dugan reported something flew off a semitractor/trailer and struck her vehicle.
- 5:40 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, North Smith Street, Kewanna. Driver: Edward L. Cetner, 53, Kewanna. Cetner reported his vehicle was struck by another vehicle on CR 775W that left the scene.