Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Monday, Oct. 7, 9:23 p.m. US 30 and North 350 West, Warsaw. Drivers: Wayne Shumway, 31, North Decker Road, Lake City, Mich.; David Mann, 27, Chatsworth St., Roseville, Minn. Shumway, who was operating a semi trailer, was northbound on CR 350 West was attempting to proceed across US 30. Shumway preceded across the eastbound lanes and stopped in the middle of the intersection to check or westbound traffic leaving the trailer of his vehicle blocking both eastbound lanes. Mann, who was eastbound on US 30, struck into the semi trailer. He was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital with the complaint of chest pain. Shumway was transported to KCH for a drug and alcohol screen per the request of his company. Damages: up to $10,000
Monday, Oct. 7, 1:56 p.m. South State Road 13 and East Old Road 30, Pierceton. Drivers: Julie Hartzler, 40, East Fox Run Drive, Syracuse; Joyce Collet, 79, Lincolnway South, Ligonier. Hartzler was eastbound on Old Road 30 approaching the SR 13 intersection when she went through red light to make a left turn and was struck by Collet, who had a green light and was northbound. Damages: up to $25,000
Monday, Oct. 7, 11:39 a.m. North 100 East and East 350 North, Warsaw. Driver: Joshua K. Sattler, 43, North Park Avenue, Warsaw. Sattler was approaching the intersection and did not see the stop sign. As a result, he ran off the road and struck the guide wire to a NIPSCO pole. Damages: up to $1,000
Warsaw Police Department
Officers of the Warsaw Police Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Monday, Oct. 7, 4:48 p.m. 109 E. Winona Ave. Drivers: Michelle Goble, 34, W. 100 S., Warsaw; Sabas Valencia, 18, Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Goble was backing out of a parking space and the left rear of her vehicle struck the right rear of Sabas’s vehicle, which was westbound through the parking lot. Damages: up to $2,500
Syracuse Police Department
Officers of the Syracuse Police Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Monday, Oct. 7, 6:36 p.m. East Bowser Road and South Huntington Street. Drivers: Wayne Lyon, 40, West Himes Street, North Webster; Darla Omara, 56, North McCulloch Road, Syracuse. Lyon was south on Huntington Street when he struck into McCulloch who was in the intersection. Damages: up to $10,000