Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 2:33 p.m. Saturday, July 22, East Old Road 30, west of North CR 600E, Warsaw. Drivers: Jo-Lee R. Barnes, 34, EMS B3A Lane, Leesburg; and Mackenzie A. Gunter, 24, Rainbow Circle, Kokomo. Barnes said she could not remember anything about the vehicle accident. Gunter said Barnes’ vehicle hit hers head-on. It is believed Barnes’ vehicle crossed the center line, hitting Gunter’s vehicle. Both drivers had to be extricated from their vehicles. Barnes sustained a fracture in her abdominal and pelvic area. Gunter sustained minor injuries to her knee, lower leg, and foot area. Damage up to $50,000.
- 1:54 p.m. Friday, July 21, East Old Road 30, west of South SR 13, Pierceton. Drivers: Jo A. Shadd, 59, Autumn Hills Drive, Albion; and Georgette M. Olson, 77, East Promontory Point Road, Syracuse. Shadd’s vehicle sideswiped Olson’s. Damage up to $10,000.
- 4:37 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, North CR 200E, east of East CR 900N, Milford. Driver: Stuart A. Brandewie, 35, EMS D24 Lane, Syracuse. Brandewie’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 8:48 p.m. Sunday, July 23, US 30, west of Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Chelsea L. Smith, 27, Flag Stone Place, Fort Wayne; and Eric D. Robinson, 45, Cronkhite Avenue, Danville, Ill. Smith’s vehicle rear-ended Robinson’s. Robinson complained of neck pain and was taken to a Fort Wayne hospital. Damage up to $25,000.
- 2:18 p.m. Sunday, July 23, 2874 Frontage Road, Warsaw. Driver: unknown. A vehicle owned by Jillian M. Hathaway, Warsaw, was parked and unoccupied when it received damage from an unknown driver. Damage up to $2,500.
- 11:02 a.m. Sunday, July 23, 777 N. Parker St., Warsaw. Driver: Amber R. Zollinger, 39, East Bald Eagle Drive, Cromwell. Zollinger was backing her vehicle when she hit a parked vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.
- 12:02 a.m. Sunday, July 23, West US 30, near North Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Driver: William J. Postelwaite, 23, Emerald Road, Paulding, Ohio. Postelwaite’s vehicle left the roadway and hit a sign in the median. Postelwaite requested to be checked out by medical personnel for a possible concussion. Damage up to $10,000.
- 12:36 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 1130 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Drivers: Brenda L. Baldridge, 65, East Market Street, Warsaw; and Camryn G. Burner, 17, EMS C19C Lane, Warsaw. Baldridge was backing her vehicle from a parking space when she hit Burner’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 11:56 p.m. Friday, July 21, 202 N. Detroit St., Warsaw. Drivers: unknown; and Michael D. Welch, 34, North Colfax Street 122, Warsaw. Welch’s vehicle was in a parking lot when it was hit by an unknown driver. Damage up to $5,000.
- 10:04 p.m. Friday, July 21, East Center Street, near Eastlake Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Earl A. Wessel, 45, South High Street, Warsaw; and Gousman B. Bien-Aime, 40, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Wessel ran a red light and hit Bien-Aime’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
- 2:12 p.m. Friday, July 21, 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw. Drivers: Nichole E. Crouch, 25, North Line Road 2, South Whitley; and John H. Heng Lem, 83, Little Eagle Drive, Warsaw. Crouch and Heng Lem were both backing their vehicles from parking spaces when their vehicles collided. Damage up to $5,000.
- 12:13 p.m. Friday, July 21, North SR 15, north of Lyon Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Barry W. Lewis, 57, Parker Avenue, Benton Harbor, Mich.; and Jared D. Taylor, 21, North CR 500W, Leesburg. Lewis’ vehicle rear-ended Taylor’s. Damage up to $5,000.