Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 11:40 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, North Syracuse Webster Road, north of North SR 13, North Webster. Driver: William K. Steinecker, 36, North Creek Bend Lae, Milford. Steinecker was traveling south on North Syracuse Webster Road when his vehicle left the roadway, hitting a sign and driving over a culvert. Damage up to $2,500.
- 6:24 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, East Old Road 30, west of North CR 400E, Warsaw. Driver: Nichole I. Fifer, 40, East Old Road 30, Pierceton. Fifer was traveling east on East Old Road 30 and was following a pickup truck hauling sheets of OSB. A single sheet of OSB flew off the trailer, resulting in Fifer’s vehicle hitting the OSB sheet. Damage up to $2,500.
- 2:53 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, CR 300N, Warsaw. Driver: Daria Shepherd, 36, North Parks Schram Road, Warsaw. Shepherd was traveling west on CR 300N when her vehicle left the roadway, hitting a fence and gate. Damage up to $2,500.
- 2:23 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, East CR 200N, east of Husky Trail, Warsaw. Drivers: Jose Domingo, 21, East CR 200N, Warsaw; and Julio E. De la Roca Mota, 26, West Old Road 30 Lot 32E, Warsaw. Domingo was traveling west on East CR 200N when he fell asleep; his vehicle crossed the center line and hit De la Roca Mota’s vehicle. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $50,000.
- 4:36 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, West CR 800N, north of North CR 800W, Nappanee. Drivers: Joann K. Miller, 19, East SR 14, Akron; and Jared L. Grosswiler, 23, North Elkhart Street 16, Wakarusa. Miller was stopped at the intersection of West CR 800N and North CR 800W. While entering the intersection, she did not see Grosswiler traveling south and hit his vehicle. Grosswiler was driving a motorcycle and was wearing a helmet. He was flown from the scene to Parkview Regional via helicopter for injuries sustained in the accident. Damage up to $50,000.
- 11:34 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, West US 30, east of North CR 750W, Warsaw. Drivers: F. Sievierin, 67, Harrison Avenue FL2, Harrison, N.Y.; and Joe L. Lara, 59, Monticello Drive, Dekalb, Ill. Sievierin was traveling east on West US 30. While changing lanes, Sievierin’s vehicle hit the driver’s side of Lara’s trailer. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $10,000.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, SR 14 and CR 400W, Rochester. Drivers: Daniel S. Curtis, 40, Kewanna; and Joseph M. Guzzi, 30, Mishawaka. Curtis’ vehicle collided with Guzzi’s vehicle.
- 8:08 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, SR 25 and CR 300N, Rochester. Driver: Nicholas S. Speicher, 28, Rochester; and Glenn R. Battle, 53, White Lake, Mich. Speicher suffered a possible shoulder injury. Speicher’s motorcycle collided with Battle’s vehicle.
- 5:32 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, SR 17 ad CR 1000S, Kewanna. Driver: Allison Klinefelter, 36, Kewanna. Hit deer.
- 4:26 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, CR 300S and SR 25W, Rochester. Drivers: Mervin D. Hochstetler, 20, Nappanee; and Amanda L. Felda, 38, Fulton. The two vehicles collided.