Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Sunday, Nov. 17, 8:45 p.m. 700 West near Beaver Dam Road, Burket. Driver: James A. Price, 39, 200 East, Rochester. Price struck a downed tree that was lying in the roadway. Damages: up to $10,000
Sunday, Nov. 17, 1:49 p.m. CR 900 East near Ryerson Road, Pierceton. Driver: Kyler A. Turk, 24, Sycamore Street, North Manchester. Driver swerved to miss a dear and ran off the road. Damages: up to $2,500
Saturday, Nov. 16, 5:58 p.m. 1350 North near 850 West, Nappanee. Driver: Andrew J. Yoder, 19, M Dee Acres, Nappanee. Driver struck a deer. Damages: up to $1,000
Saturday, Nov. 16, 4:34 p.m. SR 19 near 1100 North, Nappanee. Drivers: Angelita E. Sibert, 38, SR 25, Rochester; and Patty J. Britt, 52, Lincoln Street, Nappanee. Sibert drifted over the center line of the roadway causing Britt to drive off the road to avoid a collision. Damages: up to $2,500
Saturday, Nov. 16, 10:52 a.m. 300 block of Main Street, Mentone. Drivers: Erik J. Shafer, 24, Forest Ave., Warsaw; and John A. Penn, 74, 18B Road, Tippecanoe. Shafer backed into Penn’s vehicle. Damages: up to $2,500
Saturday, Nov. 16, 6:53 a.m. SR 13 near 600 South, Pierceton. Driver: Corey F. Waldenville, 42, 950 East, North Webster. Driver struck a deer. Damages: up to $5,000
Saturday, Nov. 16, 6:01 a.m. 500 North near SR 13, Warsaw. Drivers: Kaine D. Pierce, 18, EMS W30 Lane, North Webster; and Timothy J. Nussbaum, 48, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw. Pierce turned into the path of Nussbaum causing a collision. Damages: up to $10,000
Saturday, Nov. 16, 1:29 a.m. 300 East near Old Road 30, Warsaw. Driver: Heath W. Cripe, 35, Blaine Street, North Webster. Driver struck a deer. Damages: up to $10,000
Friday, Nov. 15, 11:33 p.m. Baseline Road near Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Driver: Tamela R. Shafer, 39, Burkhart Drive, Warsaw. Driver struck a deer. Damages: up to $5,000
Friday, Nov. 15, 7:21 p.m. SR 19 near 500 North, Etna Green. Driver Lindsay M. Klotz, 28, SR 19, Etna Green. Driver struck a deer. Damages: up to $2,500
Friday, Nov. 15, 6:41 p.m. SR 15 near CR 950 South, Silver Lake. Driver: Thomas M. Baker, 62, 700 West, Burket. Driver struck a deer. Damages: up to $1,000
Friday, Nov. 15, 6:38 p.m. 100 East near 250 North, Warsaw. Driver: Larry D. Williams, 56, Portside Drive, Warsaw. Driver struck a deer. Damages: up to $5,000
Friday, Nov. 15, 6:27 p.m. 300 East near 1000 North, Milford. Driver: Lori R. Smith, 51, Syracuse Webster Road, North Webster. Driver struck a deer. Damages: up to $5,000
Friday, Nov. 15, 7:12 a.m. SR 15 near 1200 South, Silver Lake. Driver: Heather M. Helton, 30, Robby Drive, Warsaw. Driver struck a deer. Damages: up to $2,500
Warsaw Police Department
Officers of the Warsaw Police Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Sunday, Nov. 17, 8:24 p.m. 300 North near 150 West, Warsaw. Driver: Andrew M. Taylor, 23, Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Driver struck a deer. Damages: up to $2,500
Sunday, Nov. 17, 5:22 p.m. Main Street near Detroit Street, Warsaw. Drivers: unknown; Nikole L. Gasaway, 22, Oriole Lane, Warsaw. Gasaway’s vehicle was rear-ended at the intersection. The driver who caused the accident fled the scene. Damages: up to $2,500
Sunday, Nov. 17, 1:57 p.m. 300 block of Detroit Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Betty T. Meyers, 48, Palestine Lane, Warsaw; and Jennifer J. Ford, 39, Heron Blvd., Warsaw. Meyers backed into Ford. Damages: up to $2,500
Friday, Nov. 15, 5:45 p.m. Center Street near Eastlake Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Brayden T. Roe, 19, Oak Glen Dr., Warsaw; and Monica A. Sullivan, 35, Candlestick Court, Fort Wayne. Roe rear-ended Sullivan. Damages: up to $2,500
Friday, Nov. 15, 3:11 p.m. 2800 block of Frontage Road, Warsaw. Driver: Jocelyne Palmer, 4, Market Street, Warsaw. Palmer backed her mother’s vehicle into a parked car. Damages: up to $2,500