Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 7:03 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, South SR 14, west of South CR 700E, Sidney. Driver: Christopher M. Schenkel, 34, North Country Knoll, New Haven. Schenkel’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $2,500.
- 6:24 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, West CR 800S, west of South CR 100W, Claypool. Driver: Brannon C. Stoddard, 21, West CR 250S, Warsaw. Stoddard’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 5:26 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, East Old Road 30, at North SR 13, Pierceton. Drivers: Antonio F. Cordova, 37, North CR 150W, Columbia City; and Rex A. Rife, 74, South Brallier Road, Pierceton. Cordova’s vehicle hit a deer. The deer bounced off of his vehicle and hit Rife’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
- 7:33 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, East CR 300N, west of North CR 100E, Warsaw. Driver: Whitney A. Vanlaningham, 42, North Hickory Court, Warsaw. Vanlaningham’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 5:20 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, East Pierceton Road, at South CR 500E, Pierceton. Driver: Michael C. Workman, 33, South SR 19, Mentone. Workman’s vehicle hit a deer. He tried to drive it home, but the vehicle became disabled. Damage up to $5,000.
- 4:17 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, South SR 25, near South Bruner Road, Warsaw. Driver: Carey S. Slone, 47, South CR 700W, Mentone. Slone’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 6:06 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, North SR 13, south of East CR 500N, Leesburg. Driver: Don T. Caldwell, 31, Grove Creek Avenue, Nashville, Tenn. Caldwell’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 7:40 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, South Packerton Road, north of East CR 400S, Warsaw. Driver: Kierstin E. Fickas, 21, Somerset Lane, Huntley, Ill. Fickas’ vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 2:44 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, East CR 350N, at Saddlebrook Lane, Warsaw. Drivers: Alvin J. Gonzalez, 34, North CR 175E, Warsaw; and Patricia A. Luckenill, 83, North Old Farm Road West, Warsaw. Gonzalez’s and Luckenill’s vehicles collided. Damage up to $10,000.
- 2:25 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, North SR 13, south of East CR 500N, Leesburg. Driver: Brandi J. Niles, 35, North CR 1000E, Cromwell. Niles’ vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 5:08 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, West CR 700S, Claypool. Driver: J. Douglas Kimes, 54, South County Farm Road, Warsaw. Kimes believed he hit something in the roadway, which caused his tire to have issues. His vehicle went off the roadway into a field. Damage up to $2,500.
- 5:12 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, East US 30, west of South CR 900E, Pierceton. Driver: Jared M. Edge, 32, Orange Road, South Bend. Edge’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 4:44 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, North SR 13, south of East CR 500N, Leesburg. Driver: Justin S. Smith, 39, North Webster. Smith’s police vehicle hit a deer, causing the deer to hit a mailbox. Damage up to $25,000.
- 4:54 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, East Circle Drive, at North Denzel Drive, Syracuse. Drivers: Debra E. Schisler, 66, East Hatchery Road, Syracuse; and Julie Hubbell, 50, North Lake Street, Warsaw. Schisler’s vehicle hit Hubbell’s. Damage up to $10,000.
- 7:48 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, West CR 1100N, east of North CR 600W, Milford. Driver: Sarah L. Hadley, 42, North Thompson Street, Bourbon. Hadley’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 7:06 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, West CR 900N, west of North CR 300W, Milford. Driver: Melissa E. Rees, 57, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw. Rees’ vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 1:35 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, South SR 15, south of West CR 600S, Claypool. Driver: Drew T. Brewton, 37, Warsaw. Brewton’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 5:04 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, South CR 550W, at West CR 200S, Mentone. Driver: Hannah J. Florentine, 29, West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Florentine swerved to avoid a deer. Her vehicle hit an utility pole. Damage up to $50,000.
- 7:50 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, East CR 600S, west of South Woodland Lane, Pierceton. Driver: Pamala L. Engle, 64, South Main Street, Sidney. Engle’s vehicle hit a deer. Engle complained of chest pain and high blood pressure. Her passenger, Jennifer J. Harris, 44, South CR 400E, Warsaw, complained of chest and leg pain. Both were taken to the hospital. Damage up to $10,000.
- 7:54 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, West Old Road 30, at North Highland Place, Warsaw. Drivers: Miguel Ochoa, 56, SR 4, Goshen; and Anna Crump, 22, West Wildwood Trail, Warsaw. Ochoa’s vehicle hit a deer, causing his vehicle to be hit by Crump’s vehicle. Crump complained of thumb, back and knee pain, but refused to be transported. Damage up to $25,000.
- 6:47 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, North CR 850E, south of East CR 400N, Syracuse. Driver: Jo Ann Johnson, 70, North CR 850E, Leesburg. Johnson’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.