Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 7:59 a.m. Thursday, March 28, West CR 200S, South SR 25, Warsaw. Driver: Makenzie E. Oldham, 23, North CR 350W, Warsaw. Oldham’s vehicle hit a deer. Damages up to $10,000.
- 8:29 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, South CR 1000W and West 500S, Mentone. Driver: Sara M. Wright, 35, East 1000N, Akron. Wright’s vehicle hit a deer. Damages up to $10,000.
- 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, East Armstrong Road, Leesburg. Driver: Richard B. Thomas, 61, East McKenna Road, Warsaw. Thomas’ vehicle hit a deer. Damages up to $10,000.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 12 p.m. Sunday, March 31, 900 block Sanford Drive, Rochester. Driver: Gavin McKee, 19, Rochester. McKee’s vehicle hit a mailbox.
- 5:44 a.m. Sunday, March 31, East CR 500N and North 825E, Rochester. Driver: Angel Guyse, 43, Rochester. Guyse’s vehicle hit a deer.
- 4:01 a.m. Sunday, March 31, SR 25 and East SR 110, Rochester. Driver: Emily Hoover, 26, Kokomo. Hoover’s vehicle hit a guard rail and sign.
- 1:44 p.m. Saturday, March 30, 900 block East Ninth Street, Rochester. Drivers: James Chapman, 80, Kewanna; and Blayne Townsend, 35, Culver. Chapman and Townsend’s vehicle collided.
- 8:40 p.m. Friday, March 29, North US 31 and West Third Street, Rochester. Driver: Isabella Riffle, 19, Rochester. Riffle’s vehicle hit a stop sign.
- 11:27 a.m. Friday, March 29, North 1200E and East CR 100N, Akron. Drivers: Graham Groninger, 33, Silver Lake; and Teddy Hart, 65, Rochester. Groninger and Hart’s vehicles collided. Groninger reported that he assaulted Hart following the accident. Groninger was arrested at the scene.
- 5:49 a.m. Friday, March 29, 9000 block Washington Street, Delong. Driver: Whitney Farris, 27, Delong. Farris’ vehicle hit a deer.
- 8:51 p.m. Thursday, March 28, South 1400 block East SR 114, Akron. Driver: Chad Haselby, 43, Mentone. Haselby’s vehicle hit a deer.
Mentone
Officers with the Mentone Police Department investigated the following accident:
- 9:06 a.m. Friday, March 29, 6200 block South CR 600W, Claypool. Driver: Lynn B. Hornyak, 50, South CR 600W, Claypool. Hornyak’s vehicle hit a deer. Damages up to $10,000.