Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 9:18 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, North CR 800W, south of CR 900N, Nappanee. Driver: J-B Garrett, 64, Silverbrook Avenue, Niles, Mich. Garrett’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 8:42 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, East CR 1400N, north of North CR 750E, Syracuse. Driver: Benjamin T. Jackson, 30, West High Street, Syracuse. Jackson’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 11:43 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, East US 30, west of East Van Ness Road, Pierceton. Driver: Lesley R. Richards, 55, South CR 100W, Albion. Richards’ vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $2,500.
- 8:27 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, West US 30, west of North CR 650W, Atwood. Driver: Taelynne E. Ousley, 30, North Washington Street, Bourbon. Ousley’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 7:59 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, East SR 14, east of South Packerton Road, Silver Lake. Driver: Andrea M. Baker, 43, South Packerton Road, Claypool. Baker’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $2,500.
- 7:15 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, North SR 13, north of East Old Road 30, Pierceton. Driver: David M. Borzeniatow, 42, 5th Street, New Paris. Borzeniatow’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 5:37 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, North Turkey Creek Road, north of East CR 1000N, Syracuse. Driver: Sara L. Olds, 30, Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. Olds’ vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 5:24 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, East Old Road 30, west of North CR 600E, Warsaw. Driver: Brittany L. Stone-Bradfield, 31, North Orchard Drive 8, Warsaw. Stone-Bradfield’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 5:23 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6, West US 30, west of North CR 200W, Warsaw. Driver: Jordan M. Counter, 23, North Ohio Street, Hobart. Counter’s vehicle hit a deer. Counter sustained a minor abrasion on his right hand. Damage up to $25,000.
- 4:14 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, South CR 1000W, north of West CR 800S, Claypool. Driver: Elias Jimenez-Ruiz, 59, East Walnut Street, Silver Lake. Jimenez-Ruiz’s vehicle left the roadway, hitting a mailbox and underground Verizon phone box. Damage up to $2,500.
- 10:09 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, East Bowser Road, west of North CR 375E, Syracuse. Drivers: James D. Williams, 39, Normandy Drive 1C, Michigan City; and Douglas W. Lewallen, 41, West First Street, Milford. Williams’ and Lewallen’s vehicles sideswiped. Both drivers were uncertain as to who caused the accident. Damage up to $5,000.
- 4:49 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, West CR 900N, west of North CR 625W, Nappanee. Driver: Kevin L. Damron, 50, Cedar Road, Bourbon. Damron’s vehicle hit a horse. Damage up to $5,000.
- 5:41 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, East CR 800S, west of South CR 300E, Claypool. Driver: Thomas A. Evans, 57, East Warfield Street, Garrett. Evans was slowing his vehicle when the tires on his vehicle’s passenger side caught the edge of the roadway. His vehicle left the roadway and rolled onto its right side. When Evans’ vehicle rolled, it hit a fence at 2710 E. 800S, Claypool. Damage up to $50,000.
Pierceton
Officers with the Pierceton Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 6:32 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, East US 30, Pierceton. Driver: Destiny J. Griffith, 22, Sand Castle Drive, Warsaw. Griffith’s vehicle left the roadway, hitting a couple of small trees and coming to a stop in a yard at 7649 E. US 30. Griffith said she left the roadway to avoid being hit by a semi that was merging into her lane. Griffith had a gash above her right eye and was taken to Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital. Damage up to $25,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 4:04 a.m. Monday, Jan. 9, Park Ridge Drive, west of South County Farm Road, Warsaw. Driver: Martin C. Zamora, 58, Heather Court, Warsaw. Zamora’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 7:51 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, Executive Drive, near North CR 150W, Warsaw. Driver: Linda S. Long, 66, West Leigh Drive, Warsaw. Long’s vehicle went over a curb and hit a fire hydrant. Damage up to $5,000.
- 7:10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6, US 30, near SR 15, Warsaw. Driver: Randy L. Jackson, 57, North Lake Street 3, Warsaw. Jackson’s vehicle slid and hit a guardrail. Damage up to $5,000.