Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, 904 S. 325E, Warsaw. Driver: Dayton E. Sibert, 17, South CR 325E, Warsaw. Sibert’s vehicle hit a pole in a driveway, causing the pole to break at its base. Damage up to $10,000.
- 12:20 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, East CR 200N, west of North CR 175E, Warsaw. Driver: Deborah L. Eddy, 63, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Eddy’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 9:58 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, West Arthur Street, west of North Monroe Street, Sidney. Drivers: Jeremy D. Cahill, 49, East Old Road 30, Pierceton; and Candy S. Pelz, 64, North Rumpelstiltzkin Drive, Cromwell. Cahill was backing his vehicle when he hit a parked vehicle owned by Pelz. Damage up to $2,500.
- 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, South SR 13, north of East CR 900N, Sidney. Driver: Betty R. Wade, 53, Wynnewood Lane, Avon. Wade’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 8:05 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, SR 25, near West CR 250S, Warsaw. Driver: Laureen K. Swick, 54, West Palestine 1st Street, Mentone. Swick’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 5:46 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, North CR 150W, north of North Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Driver: Brandon M. Shumaker, 34, West Winona Avenue Apartment A., Warsaw. Shumaker’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage under $1,000.
- 8:39 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26, North CR 800W, south of West CR 750W, Etna Green. Driver: Heather R. Egger, 41, East Monroe Street Apartment 1, Lakeville. Egger’s vehicle left the roadway, entering a farm field and going airborne for a short period of time. Egger complained of neck and hip pain, and also sustained minor abrasions to her hands. Egger said she would seek medical treatment on her own. Damage up to $25,000.
- 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 25, East CR 400S, near South Packerton Road, Warsaw. Driver: Wayne F. Klinger, 17, East Wooster Road Lot 35, Pierceton. Klinger’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 10:19 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24, North SR 13, south of North Nash Drive, Syracuse. Driver: Tiffany C. Parker, 27, Turtle Bay Drive Lot 87, Syracuse. Parker’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $25,000.
- 11:05 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, South CR 75E, near Woodfield Trail, Warsaw. Driver: Carter W. Escapule, 16, North CR 500W, Warsaw. Escapule’s vehicle hit a tree. A passenger in Escapule’s vehicle, Rex W. Arnold, 17, Warsaw, sustained minor facial injuries and was treated by medical personnel at the scene. Damage up to $25,000.
- 9:11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, North CR 150W, Warsaw. Driver: Brianna R. Craft, 19, West CR 400N, Warsaw. Craft’s vehicle hit a tree limb in the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.
- 7:16 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, West CR 800S, east of South CR 775W, Claypool. Driver: Brandon S. Spitler, 48, West CR 800S, Claypool. Spitler’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 7:38 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, South SR 15, north of Southwood Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Braxton N. Baber, 32, East Winona Avenue Apartment 1, Warsaw; and Brant A. Gingerich, 24, Drew Lane, New Paris. Gingerich was traveling north on South SR 15 when Baber’s vehicle traveled left of center, resulting in a collision. Baber was arrested for allegedly operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Gingerich complained of abdominal and pelvic pain. Damage up to $50,000.
- 5:50 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, West CR 150S, near South SR 25, Warsaw. Driver: Hannah D. Sizemore, 19, West CR 150S, Warsaw. Sizemore’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 1 a.m. Friday, Dec. 22, SR 13, south of East CR 800N, North Webster. Driver: Ellsie E. Bowman, 23, East Wood Street, Syracuse. Bowman’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 9:10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, East CR 200N, west of North SR 13, Pierceton. Driver: Matthew W. Abrams, 31, East CR 500N, North Webster. Abrams’ vehicle left the roadway and hit a large tree. Abrams was pronounced dead at the scene. Damage up to $5,000.
- 6:51 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, North CR 100E, near East CR 200N, Warsaw. Drivers: Pablo I. Gonzalez-Esqueda, 17, River Avenue East, Warsaw; and Brodie J. Pierson, 22, East CR 300N, Warsaw. Gonzalez-Esqueda stopped at the North CR 100E and East CR 200N intersection, but did not see Pierson’s vehicle traveling east on East CR 200N before proceeding into the intersection. Damage up to $10,000.
- 5:55 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, North CR 850E, north of East CR 400N, Pierceton. Driver: Patricia A. Koher, 70, East Kyle Road, Pierceton. A deer ran into the passenger side of Koher’s vehicle. Koher complained of right upper arm pain but refused treatment at the scene. Damage up to $5,000.
- 1:31 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, South CR 300E, south of East CR 700S, Claypool. Driver: Hannah R. Eppenbaugh, 28, South CR 300E, Claypool. Eppenbaugh’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 12:58 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, SR 25, near West CR 200S, Warsaw. Drivers: Brandon D. Landry, 36, East Pierceton Road, Warsaw; and Lanti H. Stump, 42, West Osprey Drive, Mentone. Landry stopped at the West CR 200S and SR 25 intersection, but did not see Stump’s vehicle traveling north on SR 25. Damage up to $10,000.
- 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, East SR 14, east of South CR 600E, North Manchester. Driver: Robert E. Neher Jr., 57, North CR 400E, Roanoke. Neher’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, East CR 450N, south of North CR 300E, Leesburg. Driver: Brooke N. Ridenour, 36, East Lakeview Trail, Leesburg. Ridenour’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, North SR 13, west of North Grandview Drive, Syracuse. Drivers: Alexis A. Gunkel, 17, EMS B1A Lane, Leesburg; and Ava G. Couture, 16, North Sawgrass Lane, Leesburg. Gunkel’s vehicle rear-ended Couture’s. Damage up to $10,000.
- 5:59 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, North CR 300E, north of East CR 1000N, Syracuse. Driver: Courtney A. Schinbeckler, 27, East CR 750N, Leesburg. Schinbeckler’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, West CR 700N, west of North CR 200W, Leesburg. Driver: James R. Goble, 39, West CR 700N, Leesburg. Goble’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 3:24 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, South CR 800W, south of West CR 200S, Mentone. Driver: Dylan D. King, 17, 20th Road, Tippecanoe. King’s vehicle left the roadway and entered a ditch, coming to a rest on its passenger side. Damage up to $10,000.
- 3:02 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, North SR 15, near West CR 900N, Milford. Drivers: Jeane E. Pauley, 74, 2nd Street, Cromwell; and Matthew R. Boggs, 57, West CR 900N, Wawaka. Pauley’s vehicle hit Boggs’ vehicle at the intersection. Pauley complained of chest pain and was taken to Goshen Hospital. Boggs also complained of chest pain and was taken to Parkview Warsaw. Damage up to $25,000.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 10:37 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, CR 600E and CR 300N, Rochester. Driver: Harold D. Howard Jr., no age listed, Akron. Hit deer.
- 6:36 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, SR 25 and SR 331, Tippecanoe. Driver: David J. Wenger, 61, Goshen. Wenger’s vehicle went off the roadway and hit a fence.