Area Accident Reports
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 3:24 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, East Clark Street, at North Lincoln Street, Warsaw. Driver: Brittany R. Hubbard, 31, Market Street, Warsaw. Hubbard was distracted when she struck two, unattended parked vehicles. Damages estimated at $10,000.
- 2:13 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, East CR 250N, at North CR 100E, Warsaw. Driver: Jessica R. Waugh, 39, LaPoint Drive, Milford. Waugh’s vehicle hit a deer. Damages estimated at $5,000.
- 2:11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, Anchorage Road, at SR 15, Warsaw. Drivers: Charlotte S. Slater, 79, Bypass Road, Elkhart; and Jacob T. Walker, 33, Vandeveer Street, Warsaw. Slater’s vehicle rear-ended Walker’s vehicle. Damages estimated at $5,000.
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11:31 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, South Country Club Road, and North Winona Beach Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Derrick A. Leake, 46, Southwinds Trail, Warsaw. Leake’s vehicle hit a deer. Damages estimated at $5,000.
- 3:48 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, South Buffalo Street and South Bass Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Madelyn K. Kelsheimer, 25, Oak Street, Warsaw; and Amelia E. Alexander, 20, Main Street, Warsaw. Kelsheimer’s vehicle rear-ended Alexander’s vehicle. Damages estimated at $5,000.
- 1:06 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, North Buffalo Street, at West Center Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Leah B. Forshtay, 19, Van Ness Road, Pierceton; and Angela J. Sumpter, 45, Smith Street, Warsaw. Forshtay’s vehicle was turning left from a parking spot, and struck Sumpter’s vehicle. Damages estimated at $5,000.
- 12:40 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, East CR 250N, at North Boeing Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Robert S. Hutchinson, 59, Jefferson Street, Columbia City; and Chad W. Russell, 54, McIntosh Lane, Goshen. Hutchinson’s vehicle pulled out in front of Russell’s vehicle. Damages estimated at $25,000.
- 3:05 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, Husky Trail, at Parker Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Emmanuel Lormicial, 30, Rattington Circle, Warsaw; and Michael L. Hough, 58, Parker Street, Warsaw. Lormicial’s vehicle was at the intersection and he continued through, striking Hough’s vehicle. Damages estimated at $10,000.
Fulton County
Officers with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
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7:36 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, 389 Rochester Crossing Drive, Rochester. Driver: Caleb Campbell, 48, Edwardsburg. Campbell’s vehicle hit a deer.
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10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, 7900 S. 100W, Rochester. Driver: Hannah Niemeyer, 21, Rochester. Niemeyer’s vehicle hit a deer.
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9:24 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, 9825 S. SR 25, Rochester. Drivers: Darla Clemons, 62, Rochester; and Landen Ehlinger, 18, Twelve Mile. There was a minor accident between Clemons’ vehicle and Ehlinger’s vehicle.
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9:18 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, North US 31 and West Third Street, Rochester. Driver: David Watkins, 60, Peru. Watkins’ vehicle had been towed after an accident on the roadway.
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6:04 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, South CR 1200W and West CR 900S, Kewanna. Driver: Caleb Bowen, 23, Royal Center. Bowen’s vehicle hit a deer.
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8:42 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, West CR 150S and South CR 1100W, Kewanna. Driver: Jina Schmicker, 31, Medaryville. Schmicker’s vehicle hit a deer.
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7:08 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, West SR 114 and South CR 400W, Kewanna. Driver: Lisa Young, 65, Kewanna. Young’s vehicle hit a deer.
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6:36 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, North US 31 and East SR 14, Rochester. Driver: Rachel Mitschelen, 61, Wakarusa. Mitschelen’s vehicle hit a deer.
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12:50 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, US 31 and Kenilworth Road, Marshall County. Driver: Evan Giese, 19, Trenton. Giese’s vehicle hit a deer in Fulton County and then proceeded to drive into Marshall County.
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9:54 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, 6592 S. SR 25, Rochester. Driver: Donna Shuck, 45, Rochester. Shuck’s vehicle struck something but was able to drive it away.
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7:23 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, South CR 600W and West CR 300S, Kewanna. Driver: Jonathan Masteller, 71, Rochester. Masteller’s vehicle hit a deer.
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6:26 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, West SR 14 and North CR 850W, Kewanna. An unknown driver hit a deer.
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6:23 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, North CR 800E and East CR 400N, Rochester. Driver: Elizabeth Love, 17, Rochester. Love’s vehicle hit a deer.
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5:48 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, South SR 25 and West CR 950S, Rochester. Driver: Addisyn Juniper, 20, Royal Center. Juniper’s vehicle hit a deer.
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4:28 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, Sweetgum Road, and West Eighteenth Street, Rochester. Drivers: Timothy Hammel, 59, Rochester; and Samantha Sorak, 34, Rochester. Both vehicles were parked in the parking lot of a church after colliding and causing property damage.
Marshall County
Officers with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:
- Saturday, Nov. 8, Tamarack Road, south of Tyler Road, Walkerton. Driver: unknown. An unnamed 17-year-old male was driving south on Tamarack Road when his vehicle left the roadway, hitting a tree. The driver was taken to Memorial Hospital in South Bend for non-life-threatening injuries.