Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 5:21 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, on Old Road 30 and CR 350W near Warsaw. Drivers: Keith Nickerson, 44, South Main Street, Etna Green; Julie Gaines, 57, Belmont Driver, Warsaw. Nickerson said he fell asleep at the wheel. Vehicle left the roadway and then returned to the road and struck a vehicle. Damages up to $25,000.
- 7:57 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, on CR 900N and CR 300W near Milford. Drivers: Miriam Simpson, 25, East County Line Road, Bourbon; David Norman, 57, Monroe Street, Rochester. Failure to stop leads to collision. Damages up to $50,000.
- 8:23 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, on South Packerton Road, near CR 700S near Claypool. Car found in field and unoccupied. Police believe the driver left the road, hit a pole and mailbox and likely flipped several times based on the damage. Police found the driver who denied responsibility. The vehicle was registered to Valerie Farmer, SR 13, Pierceton. Damages up to $10,000.
- 10:57 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, on US 30 near CR 200W near Warsaw. Driver: Madlynn Howland Roberts, 24, H Lane, Elkhart. Driver struck deer. Damage up to $2,500.
- 8:50 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, on US 30 and SR 19 in Etna Green. Drivers: Ethan Wilkinson, 17, Keiser Road, Columbia City; Kiara Gill, 20, Castle Rock Drive, Zionsville. Vehicles collided while one was turning south. Damages up to $100,000.
- 8:37 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, on SR 13 near CR 200N, near North Webster. Driver: Christian Wilson, 49, Tanya Avenue, North Webster. Driver hit deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 11:24 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14, on US 30 and North CR 750W outside of Atwood. Drivers: George Alvarado, 28, Jefferson Street, Rochester; Denise Durst, 78, Lutes Drive, Warsaw. Vehicles collided in a work zone. Damages up to $5,000.
- 5:29 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, in a parking area at 221 W. Main St., Warsaw. Driver: Jacob Watkins, 19, Clearwater Drive, Warsaw. Driver clipped an unoccupied vehicle registered to Melissa Boggs, CR 400W, Warsaw, in the parking lot. Damages up to $10.000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 1:21 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, on East Center Street near North Parker Street, Warsaw. Driver: Michelle Gilruth, 47, Illinois Road, Fort Wayne. Driver struck deer. Damage up to $2,500.
- 2:27 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, on North Miami Street near West Center Street, Warsaw. Vehicle scraped the entire side of another vehicle and left the scene. Damaged vehicle registered to Charity Seymour, North Miami Street, Warsaw. Vehicle that fled was described as a red Ford Explorer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 2:51 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, on CR 250N and North Douglas in Warsaw. Driver: Jesus Lopez, 22, CR 200N, Warsaw. Driver left the road, went into a ditch, and flipped end over end before striking a pole. Injuries. Lopez complained of extensive pain. Damages up to $100,000.
- 9:13 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, on North Detroit Street and Market Street, Warsaw. Driver: Moses McNeese, 59, 202 Argonne Road, No. 3, Warsaw. Moped driver collided with a pedestrian pushing a cart. McNeese suffered an injury to his knee and was taken to a hospital. Damages up to $750.
- 8:50 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14, on Dubois Drive and Provident Court in Warsaw. Driver” Jacob Ridgeway, 24, 7th St., Winona Lake. He was driving a bus for Warsaw Community Schools. The bus, with 39 students onboard, left the road, hit a sight and then drove up a slight hill before stopping. Driver said the steering wheel was entangled with a microphone cord he was using when the accident happened. Damages up to $2,500.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
- 5:20 a.m. Monday, Oct. 17, 700 block North SR 19, Akron. Driver: Douglas R. Oliver, 48, Rochester. Oliver struck a deer with his vehicle.
- 2:38 a.m. Monday, Oct. 17, North US 31 and East Olson Road, Rochester. Driver: Stacey A. Weyant, 33, Rochester. No details available at this time.
- 6:07 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, West SR 110 and North CR 700W, Culver. Driver: William N. Wheeler, 43, Culver. Wheeler struck a deer with his vehicle.
- 9:25 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, 5000 block South SR 25, Rochester. Driver: Jozie R. Ramer, 20, Lafayette. Ramer struck a deer with her vehicle.
- 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, 200 block West Rochester Street, Akron. Driver: Charles W. Shane, 69, Akron. No details available at this time.
- 8:09 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, West SR 110 and North CR 700W, Culver. Driver: Vanessa R. Gast, 53, Culver. Gast struck a deer with her vehicle.
- 6:47 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, South SR 17 and West CR 900S, Kewanna. Driver: Robert J. Hinman, 51, Logansport. Hinman struck a deer with his vehicle.