Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Monday, Dec. 16, 5:00 a.m. SR 13 near 800 North, North Webster. Driver: Andy R. Collins, 36, Crystal Flash Road 7, North Webster. Driver struck deer. Damages: up to $5,000
Monday, Dec. 16, 3:52 a.m. 1350 North near 50 West, Milford. Driver: Robbie See, 49, Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Driver struck a large rock that had rolled into the roadway. Damages: up to $10,000
Sunday, Dec. 15, 6:19 p.m. 700 West near SR 25, Warsaw. Drivers: Jeremy T. Dean, 37, Perry Street, Warsaw; Keegan M. Fulton, 18, 525 West, Warsaw. Fulton was unable to stop in time to avoid a collision with Dean. Damages: up to $10,000
Sunday, Dec. 15, 2:30 p.m. SR 15 near 100 North, Milford. Driver: Ana L. Martinez Martinez, 25, Clinton Street, Goshen. Driver lost control of vehicle and drove of the roadway. Damages: up to $1,000
Saturday, Dec. 14, 10:08 p.m. SR 14 near 600 West, Silver Lake. Driver: Kristy N. Snook, 25, SR 15, Silver Lake. Vehicle slid off the road and struck a Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver and three passengers transported to Woodlawn Hospital for evaluation. Damages: up to $10,000
Saturday, Dec. 14, 4:40 p.m. 225 East near 100 North, Warsaw. Driver: Michael E. Apeland, 52, 400 East, Warsaw. Apeland’s vehicle slid off the roadway and struck a utility pole. Damages: up to 5,000
Saturday, Dec. 14, 3:22 p.m. 150 East near 350 North, Warsaw. Drivers: Antonio Diaz-Sarmiento, 37, 175 East, Warsaw; Maria D. Hernandez de Leyva, 51, Southwinds Trail, Warsaw. Diaz-Sarmiento collided with Hernandez de Layva. Damages: up to $5,000
Saturday, Dec. 14, 12:53 p.m. 200 North near Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Andrew W. Young, 39, 200 North, Warsaw; Tami K. Burritt, 48, Jean Street, Winona Lake. Young rear-ended Burritt. Damages: up to $1,000
Saturday, Dec. 14, 7:51 a.m. US 30 near 200 West, Warsaw. Driver: Emily S. Wampler, 23, SR 331, Bourbon. Wampler’s vehicle slid off the road into a ditch. Damages: up to $2,500
Saturday, Dec. 14, 4:20 a.m. SR 13 near US 30, Pierceton. Driver: Richard D. Reihl, 34, Smith Street, Warsaw. Reihl lost control of his vehicle and slid into the median. Damages: up to $5,000
Friday, Dec. 13, 7:46 p.m. SR 13 near Vawter Park Road, Syracuse. Driver: Joseph M. DeGroff, 30, SR 13, Syracuse. DeGroff attempted a U-turn and ran off the road. DeGroff was cited for leaving the scene of a crash and operating without a license. Damages: up to $2,500
Friday, Dec. 13, 5:51 p.m. SR 15 near 400 North, Warsaw. Drivers: Nathan J. Ries, 33, Vicky Lane, Warsaw; Taylor L. Patton, 26, Pickwick Drive, Syracuse. Ries rear-ended Patton. Patton cited for being a habitual traffic violator. Damages: up to $25,000
Friday, Dec. 13, 4:26 p.m. SR 13 near 800 North, Syracuse. Drivers: Sarah K. Strine, 22, Nicodemus Road, Westminster, Maryland; Charles J. Stuckman, 67, Hatchery Road, Syracuse. Strine collided with Stuckman. Damages: up to $25,000
Friday, Dec. 13, 2:44 p.m. SR 15 near 1350 North, Milford. Drivers: Michael E. Henning, 65, Elm Road, Bremen; Dale R. Stump, 86, Syracuse Street, Milford. Henning pulled into the path of Stump causing a collision. Damages: up to $25,000
Syracuse Police Department
Officers of the Syracuse Police Department recently investigated the following accident:
Friday, Dec. 13, 3:30 p.m. Huntington Street near Indiana Avenue, Syracuse. Drivers: Charisse A. Gunkel, 36, Crystal Flash Road, North Webster; Ruth H. Judy, 68, North Road, Syracuse. Gunkel rear-ended Judy. Damages: up to $2,500
Warsaw Police Department
Officers of the Warsaw Police Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Saturday, Dec. 14, 11:30 p.m. 300 block of Market Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Michael J. Williams, 32, Long Drive, Syracuse; Crystal L. White, 51, 300 South, Warsaw. Williams backed into White. Damages: up to $5,000
Saturday, Dec. 14, 7:29 p.m. 350 North near Detroit Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Abel H. Montes, 40, 175 East, Warsaw; Shelly R. Alber, 44, Bird View Drive, Warsaw. Montes turned in front of Alber causing a collision. Damages: up to $10,000
Saturday, Dec. 14, 3:31 p.m. 100 block Detroit Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Holly S. Hansen, 26, Park Ave, Warsaw; David A. Wolkins, 70, 325 East, Warsaw. Hansen backed into Wolkins. Damages: up to $5,000
Saturday, Dec. 14, 10:57 a.m. Center Street near Taft Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Craig A. Marsh, 56, Oriole Drive, Warsaw; Gary D. Renier, 44, 250 East, Warsaw. Marsh backed into Renier. Damages: up to $10,000
Saturday, Dec. 14, 9:50 a.m. Center Street near Detroit Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Brittany L. Castro, 25, Center Street, Warsaw; Bobby D. Olinger, 47, Clark Street, Warsaw. Castro rear-ended Olinger. Damages: up to $5,000
Friday, Dec. 13, 5:49 p.m. Lake City Hwy near Old Road 30, Warsaw. Drivers: Dakota O. West, 20, 1050 South, South Whitley; Brandon E. Myers, 31, 900 West, Pierceton; Andrew C. Kolinko, 27, Tuttles View Drive, Dublin, Ohio; Joe E. Beerwert, 54, 700 North, Columbia City. West rear-ended Myers causing Myers to hit Kolinko and Kolinko to hit Beerwert. Damages: up to $25,000
Friday, Dec. 13, 5:19 p.m. 2200 block Center Street, Warsaw. Driver: Donna J. Kamp, 62, Grove Road, Milford. Kamp hit a parked car. Damages: up to $5,000
Friday, Dec. 13, 3:17 p.m. Lake City Hwy near Old Road 30, Warsaw. Drivers: Mark Vanaken, 54, Trout, Union, Mich.; Christina L. Breeden, 43, Orchard Drive, Warsaw. Vanaken rear-ended Breeden. Damages: up to $2,500
Friday, Dec. 13, 1:20 p.m. Frontage Road near Eastlake Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Margaret A. Stone, 46, Harmony Court, Winona Lake; Christopher A. Lee, 19, Wildflower Way, Stella N.C. Stone rear-ended Lee. Damages: up to $10,000
Friday, Dec. 13, 11:40 a.m. Detroit Street near Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Drivers: George R. Ruckman, 17, EMS B42 Lane, Leesburg; Rosina M. Raisler, 68, Winchester Court, Winona Lake; Sally J. Kolar, 66, 100 North, Warsaw. Ruckman rear-ended Raisler causing her to collided with Kolar. Damages: up to $5,000