Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 7:57 a.m. Monday, May 22, North CR 300E and East CR 1100N, Syracuse. Driver: Alison Powell, 46, North Lake Street, Syracuse. Powell’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 12:33 a.m. Monday, May 22, West Lake Street and Leiter Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Luyen Westerhof, 71, North Lake Street, Warsaw. Westerhof’s car hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 12:08 a.m. Monday, May 22, West CR 200S and South CR 550W, Warsaw. Driver: Rex Dickey, 85, West CR 200S, Warsaw. Dickey’s vehicle hit a culvert. Damage up to $5,000.
- 11:56 p.m. Saturday, May 20, South Zimmer Road and Ford Lane, Warsaw. Driver: Ava Smith, 17, Oakwood Drive, Warsaw. Smith’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 3:18 p.m. Thursday, May 18, North CR 175E and East Center Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Evan Kitt, 22, River Road, Bluffton; and Owen Brown, 35, North TK Way, North Webster. Kitt’s vehicle hit the rear of Brown’s vehicle due to distracted driving. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 4:26 p.m. Monday, May 22, Anchorage Road and SR 15, Warsaw. Drivers: Peter Rantz, 65, North CR 1000E, Pierceton; and Amy Ramirez, 45, West CR 250S, Warsaw. Rantz’s vehicle tried making a left turn out of a private drive when he was unable to avoid a collision with Ramirez’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 12:23 p.m. Thursday, May 18, 950 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw. Driver: Blake Bradford, 35, North Adams St. Apt. D, Marion. Bradford’s vehicle crossed the center line and left the roadway, striking a fence. Damage up to $10,000.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 5:53 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, East SR 14 and South CR 775E, Akron. Driver: Brooklyn Myers, 28, Denver. Myers’ vehicle hit a deer.
- 5:16 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, North SR 17, Rochester. Driver: Lynn Shrawder, 43, Rochester. Shrawder’s vehicle struck a deer.