Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 9:18 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, North CR 700W, south of West CR 250N, Warsaw. Driver: Craig J. Allebach, 68, Fisher Avenue, Warsaw. Allebach’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 8:13 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, South Zimmer Road, north of West CR 100S, Warsaw. Drivers: Fidel M. Vasquez, 49, South Budlong Avenue 3, Gardena, Calif.; and Andrew O. Wright, 37, North Lakeview Drive, Warsaw. Vasquez’s vehicle hit Wright’s vehicle head-on. Vasquez was pronounced dead at the scene. Wright was taken to Lutheran Hospital Fort Wayne for an apparent bone fracture in his left arm. A passenger in Wright’s vehicle, Ashley E. Wright, 37, Warsaw, sustained a minor head injury and was taken to Lutheran Hospital Fort Wayne for medical evaluation. Damage up to $25,000.
- 5:13 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, West CR 900N, west of SR 15, Milford. Driver: Ricky E. Elkins, 36, Van Buren Street, Walkerton. Elkins’ vehicle left the roadway and entered a ditch with standing water. Damage up to $10,000.
- 4:05 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, North CR 300E, south of EMS D20 Lane, Milford. Driver: Brant A. Stuckman, 21, West Allen Street, Syracuse. Stuckman’s vehicle left the roadway and hit a barbwire fence. Damage up to $2,500.
- 9:10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 1 Arnolt Drive, Pierceton. Drivers: Elizabeth D. Seward, 27, South Third Street, Pierceton; and Drew M. Wood, 32, North Blacks Court East, North Webster. Seward was backing from a parking space when she hit Wood’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 3:49 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, South SR 13, near East CR 1000S, Claypool. Driver: Elizabeth D. Brower, 33, West SR 16, Roann. Brower’s vehicle left the roadway and hit a tree. Damage up to $10,000.
- 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, SR 15, Warsaw. Driver: Timothy P. Mundinger, 64, Chestnut Avenue, Winona Lake. Mundinger’s vehicle left the roadway, hitting a mailbox and trash can. Damage up to $5,000.
- 11:58 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, East Hatchery Road, west of North Denzel Drive, Syracuse. Driver: Kurt A. Shade, 58, East Snow White Road, Cromwell. Shade’s vehicle left the roadway, hitting a utility pole and small tree. Damage up to $10,000.
- 8:53 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, West Lake Street, west of North Zimmer Road, Warsaw. Driver: Kylie N. Carpenter, 25, South East Ridge North Drive, Warsaw. Carpenter’s vehicle slid and hit a curb, which caused her vehicle’s front left tire to come off. Damage up to $5,000.
- 8:28 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, South SR 25, west of West CR 250S, Warsaw. Driver: Ashley Prisciliano Resendiz, 22, Indian Trail, Warsaw. Prisciliano Resendiz’s vehicle left the roadway and hit a guardrail. She complained of head pain. Damage up to $10,000.
- 11 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, South County Farm Road, south of West CR 600S, Claypool. Driver: Chesnie N. Blankenship, 24, Clearcreek Trail, North Manchester. Blankenship’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 4:19 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, West CR 900N, west of SR 15, Milford. Driver: Marvin C. Snyder, 68, North Harris Street, Bourbon. Snyder’s vehicle left the roadway, breaking an REMC utility pole. Snyder’s vehicle then rolled onto its top. Damage up to $50,000.
Pierceton
Officers with the Pierceton Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 12:52 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 5295 S. SR 13, south of CR 500S, Pierceton. Driver: Jezreel J. McLean, 26, North Morgan Street D., Mentone. McLean’s vehicle left the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 2:32 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, North Oak Street, north of CR 1300N, Syracuse. Driver: Nathan J. Utter, 35, West Emeline Street, Milford. Utter’s vehicle slid off the roadway and got stuck on the train trucks. An approaching train did not have time to stop and hit Utter’s vehicle. Damage up to $25,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 3:38 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, SR 15, near East Market Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Caleb D. Skees, 25, Clinic Court, Warsaw; and David Ramos, 46, West Longfellow Boulevard, Columbia City. Skees’ vehicle rear-ended Ramos’. Damage up to $5,000.
Winona Lake
Officers with the Winona Lake Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 10:14 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 9th Street, near Terrace Drive, Winona Lake. Drivers: Jordan C. Weidner, 31, Browning Street, Columbia City; and Carrie A. Bianchini, 30, South Union Street, Warsaw. Weidner’s and Bianchini’s vehicles slid into each other. Damage up to $1,000.
- 6:23 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 1093 S. 250E, Winona Lake. Driver: Cory S. Hindbaugh, 46, South Raber Road, Columbia City. Hindbaugh was backing his vehicle when he hit a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.