Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 5:31 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8, on Old Road 30 near East Old Trail outside of Warsaw. Drivers: Chase McLaughlin, 19, West Harrison Street, Mentone; Travis Pequignot, West Shoreline Drive, Columbia City. Two vehicles made minor impact. Damages up to $2,500.
- 12:24 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, on US 30 near East Old Road 30. Drivers: Taylor Grace, 18, West Fantz Street, Warsaw; Sydney McLaughlin, Colonial Lane, North Manchester. Vehicle struck another while changing lanes. Damages up to $5,000.
- 4:35 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, on SR 13 and East CR 400N, near North Webster. Drivers: Matthew Deprez, 37, West CR 1000N, Elwood; Paige Gonzalez, West Shalley Drive, Kendallville. Vehicle collided when one tried to turn on SR 13. Damages up to $10,000.
- 11:23 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, on CR 1100W and CR 650N, near Etna Green. Drivers: David Warren, 37, SR 8, Knox; Richard Stutzman, 24, 9B Road, Bourbon. Vehicles collided in the intersection. Damages up to $10,000.
- 4:01 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, on East Pickwick Road, near East Searfoss Drive near Syracuse. Driver: Ismael Ramirez, 48, East Bike St., Bremen. Driver backed into a utility poll while attempting to turn around. Damages up to $5,000.
- 7:10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, on South West Channel Road, near South Lakeshore Drive outside of Warsaw. Drivers: Heaven Ousley, 25, East CR 600S, Warsaw; Driver said her accelerator malfunctioned and she lost control of vehicle, which left the road and struck a parked vehicle registered to Krystal Shelburne, Clinic Court, Warsaw. Damages up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 12:51 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7, on SR 15 near Anchorage Road in Warsaw. Drivers: Angel Hidalgo, 16, Salman Drive, Warsaw; Rebecca Wilson, 26, South Detroit Steet, Warsaw. Hidalgo was turning onto SR 15 and pulled into the path of a moving vehicle. Damages up to $10,000.
- 7:09 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, on West Winona Avenue and South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Kathleen Coverstone, 65, North Lotz Lane, Silver Lake; Anthony Gonzalez-Vera, 20, CR 650 W, Warsaw. Coverstone tried to back up at the intersection and drove into the path of a vehicle behind her. Damages up to $5,000.
- 11:39 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, in the McDonald’s drive-through on North Detroit Street in Warsaw. Drivers: Frank Reyna, 90, Miami Drive, Warsaw; Daniel Yocum, 35, North Santorini Drive, Warsaw; Tina Prater, 55, East Sycamore Street, Silver Lake. Driver had a medical episode, struck the vehicle in front and then put it in reverse and hit the vehicle behind. Damages up to $5,000.
- 10:32 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, on East Market Street and South Maple Street, in Warsaw. Drivers: Kenneth Murphy, 81, South White Pine Road, Warsaw; Shane Smith, East Market Street, Warsaw. Vehicles collided at the intersection. Damages up to $10,000.
- 2:24 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, on Shelden Street near SR 15 in Warsaw. Drivers: Mary Witham, 56, East Broadway St., Burket; Kathy Miller, 58, South Jackson Street, Nappanee. Vehicle was rear-ended after stopping for a traffic signal. Damages: Less than $750.
- 3:18 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at 1801 E. Center St., Warsaw. Driver: Robert Tackett, Pine Mills Road, Warsaw. The bumper scraped against another vehicle while pulling out of a parking spot. Damages up to $2,500.
- 6:54 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, on Husky Trail near Mariners Drive, Warsaw.Driver: Jessica Paulus, East Lakeview Trail, Leesburg. A driver suffering from low blood sugar crashed into a street sign on Husky Trail. Damages up to $5,000.
- 8:59 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, on US 30 and East Old Road 30. Driver: Gregory Wiese, 47, South Hunters Ridge, Warsaw. Driver lost control on wet pavement on US 30, left the roadway and struck a fence. Damages up to $10,000.