Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 10:50 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25, East Old Road 30, east of North CR 300E, Warsaw. Driver: James P. Ellison, 69, East Birchwood Court, Warsaw. Ellison’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 12:18 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, North Turkey Creek Road, south of East CR 1000N, Syracuse. Driver: Nickolas G. Clark, 17, East Wawasee Lane, Syracuse. Clark’s vehicle slid on the ice and hit a sign. Damage up to $2,500.
- 4:01 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, Chapman Lake Drive, north of North CR 325E, Warsaw. Driver: Cy C. Walls, 23, South SR 13, Pierceton. The highway department truck Walls was driving slid off the roadway and hit a pole. Damage under $750.
- 7:29 a.m. Friday, Dec. 23, South SR 15, north of West CR 550S, Warsaw. Driver: Jazlynn R. West, 21, North Sycamore Street, North Manchester. West lost control of her vehicle on the ice. It hit a tree. Damage up to $5,000.
- 8:35 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, North CR 225E and East CR 75N, Warsaw. Driver: Darci L. Munson, 30, East CR 300N, Warsaw. Munson’s vehicle slid off the road and into a street sign and guy wire. Damage up to $10,000.
- 7:37 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, East CR 100N, south of North CR 400E, Warsaw. Driver: Richard D. Justice, 62, Westside Drive, Warsaw. Justice applied the brakes on his vehicle, and it slid through two fences. He tried to drive through a field to get his vehicle on the road, but couldn’t due to damage. Justice had a cut on his forehead and had medics check him out on scene. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 4:11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Drivers: Scott D. Mehlberg, 48, West CR 600N, Leesburg; and Sandra I. Granda, 27, Reddick Street, Mishawaka. Mehlberg’s vehicle backed into Granda’s. Damage up to $5,000.
- 8:02 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, 376 Enterprise Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Matthew W. Long, 25, West CR 300N, Warsaw. Long’s vehicle hit a curb in the Buffalo Wild Wings’ parking lot. Damage up to $5,000.
- 12:52 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, 2473 Jalynn St., Warsaw. Driver: Unknown. A McDonald’s supervisor provided police with video footage in which a black Chevy Tahoe was seen hitting the restaurant’s sign. The vehicle later left the scene. Damage up to $5,000.