Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 6:23 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, West Old Road 30, east of North CR 750W, Warsaw. Driver: Josh A. Powell, 46, Lincoln Highway, Plymouth. Powell was traveling west on West Old Road 30 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
- 6:12 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, South Packerton Road, south of East CR 550S, Warsaw. Driver: Eryn P. Watmough, 18, East CR 725S, Warsaw. Watmough was traveling south on Packerton Road when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
- 6:03 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, East Adams Road, north of EMS R4 Lane, Pierceton. Drivers: Charles R. Halstead, 17, EMS R4B Lane, Pierceton; and Jamison A. Shepherd, 29, South Old SR 13, Pierceton. Halstead was traveling north on East Adams Road and was attempting to take a left turn north when he hit Shepherd’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
- 4:51 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, South SR 13, north of East CR 725S, Sidney. Driver: Leon T. Grabowski, 55, East Main Street, Liberty Mills. Grabowski was traveling south on SR 13 when his vehicle left the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 12:39 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, South SR 15, near West CR 1200S, Warsaw. Drivers: Kenneth Haddix, 55, South CR 200E, Knox; and Zandre D. Feldmann, 26, North CR 600E, Urbana. Haddix was traveling south on SR 15 and pulled his vehicle to the right edge of the roadway to give his vehicle more room to turn around. While attempting to make a u-turn, Haddix’s vehicle hit Feldmann’s vehicle. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $50,000.
- 7:41 a.m. Tuesday, June 21, South SR 15, south of West Union Street, Warsaw. Driver: Mikaela M. Bixler, 26, West CR 700S, Claypool. Bixler was traveling north on SR 15 when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 8:51 a.m. Monday, June 20, 500 E. Pickwick Drive, east of Harkless Drive, Syracuse. Drivers: Tracie R. Mausar, 50, CR 29, Goshen; and Joni M. Cook, 43, West Market Street, Nappanee. Mausar was parking her vehicle when she hit Cook’s vehicle. Damage under $750.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, 1695 W. Lake St., Warsaw. Drivers: unknown; and Tanisha A. Hairrell, 28, North Crete Drive, Warsaw. An unknown driver backed into Hairrell’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
- 6:28 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, 424 S. Columbia St., Warsaw. Driver: unknown. A vehicle registered to Grace L. Kjellgren, Fort Wayne, was parked and unoccupied when it sustained damage from an unknown driver. Damage up to $2,500.
- 11:48 a.m. Monday, June 20, SR 15, north of West CR 350N, Warsaw. Drivers: Jessica Cervantes, 28, Lyon Street, Warsaw; Phillip A. Fink, 39, North Antler Drive, Warsaw; and Ernest A. Farmer, 56, West Bobolink Drive, Mentone. Cervantes was traveling south on SR 15 when she rear-ended Fink’s vehicle. This resulted in Fink’s vehicle rear-ending Farmer’s vehicle. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $25,000.
- 4:52 p.m. Sunday, June 19, 119 E. Canal St., Warsaw. Drivers: Sasha L. Hollett, 34, North Walnut Street, Etna Green; and Marion A. Sult, 58, Woodies Lane H., Bremen. Hollett was backing her vehicle to get it off of the roadway when she backed into Sult’s vehicle. Damage under $750.
Winona Lake
Officers with the Winona Lake Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, 337 Grace Village Drive, Winona Lake. Driver: Cynthia Davis, 54, Norris Court, Columbia City. Davis was attempting to drive around a parked mail truck when her vehicle hit a yellow safety strike pole. Damage up to $2,500.
- 6:09 p.m. Monday, June 20, East CR 225S, near South Packerton Road, Winona Lake. Drivers: Elijah B. King, 18, South Nappanee Street, Elkhart; and Cameron A. Calloway, 24, North Bonestead Road, North Manchester. King was traveling east on CR 225S when he ran a stop sign and hit Calloway’s vehicle. Calloway was traveling north on Packerton Road. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $10,000.
Elkhart County
Officers with the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 12:26 p.m. Monday, June 20, CR 17 and Farmwood Drive. Driver: Juarez Santiago, 28, Nappanee; and Sonya Fearnow, 36, Elkhart. Fearnow complained of neck and head pain and taken to a local hospital as a precaution as she was 36 weeks pregnant. Santiago’s vehicle struck the back of Fearnow’s vehicle, which flipped an estimated two to three times. Santiago was cited for following too closely.
- 11:33 a.m. Friday, June 17, SR 15, north of CR 50, New Paris. Driver: Nicholas Garber, 38, Winona Lake. Garber was operating a 2015 BMW motorcycle through the grassy area on the east side of SR 15 when it collided with a large hole. The motorcycle overturned onto SR 15. He was taken to Goshen Hospital for head injuries.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 11:41 a.m. Monday, June 20, CR 400N and CR 650E. Driver: Steven T. Miller, no age listed, Rochester. Hit deer.
- 10:20 a.m. Monday, June 20, SR 110 and SR 25. Drivers: Andrew J. Wuthrich, 56, Silver Lake; and Devin W. Johnson, 23, Bourbon. The two vehicles collided.