Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
The following accidents were investigated by officers of Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department:
- 4:06 p.m. Thursday, May 11, North Old SR 15, Leesburg. Drivers: Jacob Rodak, 25, Meadows Road, Nappanee; and Evander Pogotis-Clark, 34, Maple Lane Avenue, South Bend. Rodak was waiting in the parent pick-up line at Leesburg Elementary when his vehicle was struck by Pogotis-Clark’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
- 6:10 a.m. Thursday, May 11. West CR 550S and South SR 15, Claypool. Driver: Lanae Peter, 38, Gilead Church Road, Macy. Peter’s car hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 10. North SR 13 and Executive Boulevard, Syracuse. Driver: Dravan Anderson, 26, East CR 500N, Leesburg. Anderson’s vehicle struck a utility pole. Total damages up to $25,000.
Warsaw
The following accidents were investigated by officers of Warsaw Police Department:
- 11:13 p.m. Thursday, May 11, US 30 and East Old Road 30, Warsaw. Drivers: Mina Phillips, 23, Bass Street, Warsaw; and Briana Stump, 18, CR 600E, Pierceton. Phillips’ vehicle struck Stump’s vehicle while both trying to turn. Damage up to $25,000.
- 5:36 p.m. Thursday May 11, East Center Street and Lincoln Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Joseph Gerber, 43, of CR 26, Elkhart; and Josephine Ross, 54, of CR 900 East, Pierceton. Gerber’s vehicle struck the back of Ross’s vehicle. Gerber fled on foot when police were called. Damage up to $5,000.
- 5:31 p.m. Thursday May 11, US 30 and East Center Street, Warsaw. Driver: Kaylee Eberly, 26, Washington Street, Pierceton. Eberly’s vehicle struck three deer. Damage up to $5000.
- 1:53 p.m. Thursday, May 11. US highway 30 and East Center St., Warsaw. Drivers: Ahmed El Taleb, 56, of Raynham Road, Fort Wayne; Kirby Warner, 48, of North Street Utica, Ohio. Taleb’s vehicle hit Warner’s vehicle when trying to merge onto US 30 from East Center Street. Damages up to $50,000.
- 5:29 p.m. Wednesday, May 10. 2283 N. Detroit St., Warsaw. Drivers: Marco Valencia Garcia, 30, Union St., Warsaw; Eric Vallejo, 20, Cambridge Drive, Warsaw. Garcia backed his vehicle into Vallejo’s vehicle. Damages up to $5000 reported.
Fulton County
Officers from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 3:22 a.m. Friday, May 12, 14000 block East SR 114, Akron. Driver: Roger D. Webb, 53, Akron. Vehicle hit a deer.
- 5:38 p.m. Thursday, May 11, 9000 block West 525 North, Rochester. Driver: Iris L. Hammond, 81, Rochester. Hammond’s vehicle hit a deer.
- 3:44 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, US 31 and East 100N, Rochester. Drivers: Michelle M. Jaeger, 38, Rochester; and Baylee Elizalde, 25, Rochester. Jaeger was stopped at a stop sign when she was rear-ended by Baylee Elizalde.
- 4:40 p.m. Monday, May 8, CR 1165 and CR 450N, Rochester. Driver unknown. Female caller reported her vehicle was hit by another vehicle, but the other vehicle left the scene.
- 6:56 a.m. Monday, May 8, US 31 and CR 375N, Rochester. Driver: Allysa A. Dicus, 28, Plymouth. Hit deer.
- 10:08 a.m. Saturday, May 6, SR 14 and CR 900E, Akron. Driver: Crystal A. Miller, 39, Akron. Hit deer and two fawns.