Area Accident Reports
Elkhart County
Officers with the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident:
- 3:32 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, CR 29 South CR 52, Elkhart. Driver: Edward Saunders, 77, Syracuse. Saunders was traveling south on CR 29 towards the intersection and left the roadway, striking brush and small trees. Saunders complained of back pain.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
- 3:44 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, South CR 650E and East CR 150S, Rochester. Driver: Shawn L. Pickett, 36, Macy. Pickett struck a deer with his vehicle.
- 3:44 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, North SR 25 and East CR 375N, Rochester. Driver: David A. Harshman Jr., 37, Rochester. Harshman’s vehicle left the roadway and went into a ditch.
- 8:06 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, SR 14 and CR 1075E, Akron. Driver: Richard A. Moise, 56, Rochester. Moise struck a deer with his vehicle.
- 5:17 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, SR 110, west of CR 300W, Rochester. Driver: Thomas S. Wimmer, 22, Cedar Bluff, Va. Wimmer struck a deer with his vehicle.
North Webster
Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 11:39 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, 300 block of North Main Street, North Webster. Driver: Jesse C. Peterson, 42, T17A Lane, Leesburg. Peterson backed into a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.