Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko
Officers from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
12:38 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, North SR13, south of East CR 500N. Drivers: Cody A. Mobley, 23, Putnam Street, Fort Wayne, and Joseph D. Householder, 24, Donnely Road, Jackson, Mich. Both Mobley and Householder were driving north on SR13. Householder came to a stop in the roadway due to an automatic traffic control device. During this time, Mobley dropped a cigarette and looked down toward the floor of his vehicle. He struck Householder’s vehicle in the rear. Damage up to $25,000.
12:13 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, South County Farm Road and East CR 800S, Claypool. Drivers: Cortnee S. Chaney, west Old Trail Road, Columbia City, Jeffrey A. Henson, East Second Street Extended, North Manchester. Police reported that Chaney was driving westbound on County Farm Road and did not see the vehicle driven by Henson, pulling into the path of the other vehicle and causing the vehicles to collide at a right angle. Damage up to $25,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
3:57 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, SR15, north of Lyon Street. Drivers: Kimberly A. Barton, 51, West CR 200N, Warsaw, and Katelynn R. Staab, 21, Anchorage Road Lot 59, Warsaw. Barton was in the CashLand parking lost when she wanted to turn south on SR15. She said that Staab’s vehicle just appeared in front of her, leading her vehicle to strike the center-right side of Staab’s vehicle. Stab had a complaint of pain her left upper arm and was transported from the scene. Damage up to $10,000.
12:52 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, 504 North Bay Drive. Driver: unknown. Jama Brown parked her vehicle in the Cardinal Services parking lot. Upon returning to her vehicle, she found damage to the passenger side. Damage up to $5,000.
8:23 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, South SR15, near South Buffalo Street. Drivers: Aric J. Krallman, 17, South Oak Drive, Warsaw, and Heather R. Halferty, 34, South Carroll Street, Wabash. Krallman was driving west on East Winona Avenue. As he pulled up behind Halferty’s vehicle, his brakes failed, causing him to rear-end Halferty’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.
10:37 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, North Lincoln Street, south of East Fort Wayne Street. Drivers: Luis F. Juarez Lopez, 20, East Jefferson Street, Warsaw, and Marissa O. Lopez, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Juarez was driving north on North Lincoln Street when he stopped at the entrance of Lincoln Elementary School to turn left. Juarez turned left, but was slowed by Lopez’s vehicle that had just turned into the school, not realizing he was pulling out in front of her vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.