Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
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9:45 a.m. Saturday, July 9, on CR 200N near North Fox Farm Road outside of Warsaw. Drivers: Jeremy Ison, 48, Eel River Road, North Manchester; Merla Smith, 73, CR 200N, Warsaw. A motorcyclist attempted to pass a slow-moving vehicle and then was struck as the vehicle began turning left. Damages up to $10,000.
- 10:03 p.m. Thursday, July 7, East CR 1400N, east of North CR 100E, Syracuse. Driver: Micah S. Duncan, 16, South CR 800W, Kimmell. Duncan was traveling east on East CR 1400N when his vehicle came to the top of a hill crest and went airborne. He then lost control of his vehicle, which caused his vehicle to leave the roadway and hit guide wires on a Nipsco utility pole. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $25,000.
Warsaw
The following accidents were investigated by Warsaw Police Department:
- 9:19 p.m. Saturday, July 9, on Center Street near Park Avenue in Warsaw. Driver: Anthony Searfoss, 22, South Scott Road, Claypool. A moped driver crashed along Center Street, but an accident report said the driver appeared to be too intoxicated to explain what happened. The driver was taken to a hospital for minor bleeding to the head. Damage up to $2,500.
- 11:09 p.m. Thursday, July 7, on East Jefferson Street, east of Robmar Road in Warsaw. Drivers: Madison Hales, 21, East Backwater Road, North Webster. The vehicle hit deer. Damage up to $2,500.
Claypool
The following accident was investigated by Claypool Police Department:
2:31 p.m. Friday, July 8, on CRE 300E near SR 14, near Claypool. Driver: Kelly Keeling, 32, Old Farm Road, Warsaw. Driver swerved to miss something running across the road. Vehicle snapped a utility line and destroyed two mail boxes. Damages up to $25,000. Keeling was taken to a hospital for a head contusion and injured wrist.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
- 10:25 a.m. Friday, July 8, Liberty Avenue and East Davis Street, Fulton. Drivers: Jay Morgan, 45, West Lafayette; and Michael Neher, 63, Monticello. Morgan’s and Neher’s vehicles collided, resulting in a bent axle on Neher’s trailer.
- 4:54 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 3000 block of South CR 1075E, Akron. Driver: Derek Arceneaux, 33, Akron. Arceneaux’s vehicle collided with a deer.