Kosciusko County

Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:

• 3:35 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, East CR 1000N, west of North CR 450E, Syracuse. Driver: Andrew H. Garza, 19, EMS D1 Lane, Syracuse. Garza’s vehicle hit a tree that was falling into the roadway. Damage up to $10,000.
• 1:02 p.m. Monday, July 15, South SR 15, at the intersection of West CR 950S, Silver Lake. Driver: Jared M. Cordes, 46, West CR 700N, Roann. Cordes said a vehicle was stopped in the roadway and he did not see it in time. While applying his vehicle’s brakes, he jackknifed the tractor and trailer on South SR 15. Damage up to $10,000.
• 6:26 a.m. Monday, July 15, West CR 900S, at the intersection of South CR 400W, Silver Lake. Driver: Gary S. Bowers, 41, West CR 100N, Warsaw. Bowers’ vehicle hit two deer. Damage up to $5,000.
• 6:13 a.m. Monday, July 15, 307 E. Main St., Mentone. Driver: Christopher R. Brauer, 42, East Jackson Street, Mentone. Brauer said his vehicle was parked and unoccupied when it was hit by an unknown driver. Damage up to $5,000.
• 11:27 p.m. Friday, July 12, EMS C27 Lane, north of EMS C27B Lane, Warsaw. Driver: Timothy J. McCarthy, 61, EMS C27C Lane, Warsaw. McCarthy’s vehicle left the roadway and entered a wooded swamp, hitting small trees and water. Damage up to $5,000.
• 7:03 a.m. Friday, July 12, South CR 600W, south of West CR 1150S, Silver Lake. Driver: Jordan S. Mills, 31, Fisher Avenue, Warsaw. Mills’ vehicle left the roadway, driving through a bean field and crossing South CR 600W. Mills’ vehicle then rolled into a corn field. Damage up to $25,000.
• 7:19 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, SR 25, at the intersection of West CR 100S, Warsaw. Drivers: Daniel Nasser De Castroribeiro, 27, North Michigan Street, Argos; Eric W. Bruner, 45, East CR 450N, Rochester; and Katrina L. Platt, 48, South Packerton Road, Warsaw. Castroribeiro failed to yield the right-of-way to Bruner’s vehicle. This collision resulted in Bruner’s vehicle hitting Platt’s. Damage up to $25,000.
• 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, West Market Street, east of North 2nd Street, Pierceton. Driver: Braska S. Cartwright, 31, West Market Street, Warsaw. Cartwright said she fell asleep while making a left-hand turn off SR 13. This resulted in her vehicle traveling to the edge of a lane, hitting a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
• 4:44 p.m. Monday, July 8, South CR 250E, near East Old Road 30, Warsaw. Drivers: Ralph D. Calaway, 67, South CR 250E, Warsaw; and Ronda S. Williams, 61, South Washington Street, Sidney. Calaway was backing his vehicle from a driveway when he hit Williams’ vehicle. Williams was traveling north on South CR 250E at the time. Damage up to $10,000.