Area Accident Reports
Elkhart County
Officers with the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident:
- 3:06 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, SR 120, east of CR 21S. Drivers: Andre Madison, 26, Fort Wayne; and Amy Meroney, 51, Warsaw. As Meroney was turning south on SR 120, Madison’s motorcycle collided with the driver’s side of Meroney’s vehicle. Madison was transported to South Bend Memorial Hospital for a fractured right leg. Madison was also cited for improper passing and operating a motorcycle without an endorsement, as well as two misdemeanors for driving without a license and operating a vehicle without financial responsibility.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
- 7:39 a.m. Thursday, July 21, CR 800W, Rochester. A white passenger car struck a utility pole and left the area. Lines and pole were down. The driver reportedly called police and reported he was in a corn field at CR 500N and CR 800W and there were three males in a vehicle who were shooting at him.
- 3:32 a.m. Thursday, July 21, CR 400S and CR 750W, Kewanna. Driver: Aaron J. Maple, 22, Rochester. Hit deer.
- 8:14 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, Main St. and Rochester Crossing Drive, Rochester. Two vehicles collided, creating a roadblock. No drivers were injured.
- 6:34 a.m. Tuesday, July 19, West CR 200N and North CR 850W, Kewanna. Driver: Jason E. Brown, 40, Rochester. Brown’s vehicle collided with a deer.