Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 1:56 p.m. Sunday, May 21, South CR 900E, north of East CR 150S, Warsaw. Drivers: Patricia A. Harlan, 68, EMS R3E Lane, Pierceton; and Ren S. Rose, 36, East US 30 82, Pierceton. Harlan’s vehicle hit Rose’s while she was attempting to make a turn. Damage up to $5,000.
- 8:31 a.m. Sunday, May 21, North CR 175E, north of East CR 200N, Warsaw. Driver: Nancy L. Scott, 63, East CR 225S, Warsaw. Scott’s vehicle hit a turkey. Damage up to $5,000.
- 2:17 p.m. Saturday, May 20, North CR 100E, near East Barrington Place, Warsaw. Drivers: Tiffany R. Heilman, 31, Irish Hills Drive Apartment 1A, South Bend; and Heather M. O’Hara, 38, East Center Street, Warsaw. Heilman’s vehicle rear-ended O’Hara’s. Damage up to $10,000.
North Webster
Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 3:10 p.m. Monday, May 22, East Epworth Forest Road, east of North CR 975E, North Webster. Driver: Laurel E. Kelsheimer, 19, North SR 5, Larwill. Kelsheimer’s vehicle left the roadway and hit a tree in order to avoid hitting a deer. Kelsheimer sustained a slight abrasion to her right knee but refused treatment at the scene. Damage up to $10,000.
Pierceton
Officers with the Pierceton Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 10:11 p.m. Sunday, May 21, East US 30, east of Mile Marker #96, Pierceton. Driver: Allison J. Sturm, 61, Indiana Avenue, Fort Wayne. Sturn’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
Syracuse
Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 7:52 a.m. Monday, May 22, 1 Warrior Path, Syracuse. Drivers: Adeline R. Grace Sommers, 18, EMS C27B Lane, Warsaw; and Brendan A. Freeman, 18, East CR 1050N, Milford. Sommers was backing her vehicle from a parking space when she hit Freeman’s vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 7:08 p.m. Monday, May 22, Jalynn Street, west of SR 15, Warsaw. Drivers: Cassandra S. Steen, 29, Latta Street, Warsaw; and Eric V. Rivera, 41, East James Way Court, Warsaw. Steen’s vehicle rear-ended Rivera’s. Steen complained of left lower arm pain and was treated by medics at the scene. Damage up to $25,000.
- 3:12 p.m. Monday, May 22, SR 15, near Jalynn Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Mary Jane J. Templin, 79, North CR 425W, Leesburg; and Ashton D. Estep, 19, Heather Court, Warsaw. Templin’s vehicle sideswiped Estep’s. Damage up to $5,000.
- 12:23 p.m. Monday, May 22, 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Driver: Robert S. Lechko, 44, Sheridan Road Lot 11, Fort Wayne. Cargo within a trailer on Lechko’s vehicle caused damage to a stop sign and its metal pole. Damage up to $1,000.
- 11:09 a.m. Monday, May 22, 2455 Jalynn St., Warsaw. Drivers: Kadance M. Kerst, 19, East CR 900S, Claypool; and Michael R. Livengood III, 24, North CR 725W, LaPorte. Kerst’s vehicle rear-ended Livengood’s. Damage under $750.
- 10:03 p.m. Friday, May 19, East Center Street, near North Harrison Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Zachary R. Miller, 16, Woodlawn Drive, Warsaw; and Francis M. Serrani, 53, Tacoma Avenue, Fort Wayne. Miller’s vehicle rear-ended Serrani’s. Damage up to $5,000.
- 8:06 a.m. Friday, May 19, US 30, near South CR 250E, Warsaw. Drivers: Filimarie Veach, 43, South McKinley Street, Warsaw; and Sara K. Rode, 51, East Main Street, Warsaw. Veach was attempting to merge her vehicle into the left turn lane when she hit Rode’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.