Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 2:39 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, East CR 250N, south of North CR 100E, Warsaw. Driver: unknown. An unnamed driver said he parked his vehicle to assist with a vehicle accident on North CR 100E when it was stolen by an unknown person. The vehicle was found about 100 yards south of the original crash scene, with the vehicle ran off the roadway into a field. Damage up to $2,500.
- 1:53 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, East CR 250N, east of North CR 100E, Warsaw. Driver: Damien W. Petersen, 32, South Detroit Street, Warsaw. Petersen was traveling east on CR 250N when his vehicle left the roadway, hitting a utility pole. His vehicle then entered a soybean field and overturned several times before coming to a rest on its wheels. Petersen was able to exit the vehicle; however, two unidentified people were seen fleeing the scene by witnesses. Petersen was flown by air ambulance to Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital for sustained injuries. Damage up to $50,000.
- 6:42 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, West CR 600N, east of North CR 300W, Leesburg. Driver: Cesar A. Flores, 36, West CR 550N, Warsaw. Flores was traveling east on CR 600N when his vehicle left the roadway, hitting an REMC utility pole head-on. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $100,000.
- 3:25 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, South Higbee Street, near West Emeline Street, Milford. Drivers: Angela R. Hillery, 47, East CR 225S 26, Winona Lake; and Kevin L. Kern, 65, East CR 800N, North Webster. Hillery was attempting to turn a school bus when her vehicle hit Kern’s. Damage up to $5,000.
Milford
Officers with the Milford Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 7:44 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, West CR 1350N, near North CR 200W, Milford. Drivers: unknown; and Margaret M. Clason, 89, Ross Avenue, Warsaw. An unknown driver was traveling east on West CR 1350N and was crossing the centerline multiple times when they hit Clason’s vehicle and left the scene. Damage up to $1,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, North Old Farm Road West, south of East Back Forty Circle, Warsaw. Driver: Richard R. Long, 72, East Augusta Lane, Warsaw. Long was backing a bus he was driving when the bus hit a tree branch. Damage up to $5,000.