Area Accident Reports
Warsaw Police Department
Officers of the Warsaw Police Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Thursday, March 20, 11:01 p.m. East Winona Avenue. Drivers: Christopher M. Plack, 34, Chickadee Lane, Warsaw; and John R. Sprong, 80, Henderson Drive, Warsaw. Pack advised police that he was traveling southbound on SR 15 near the high school when a vehicle sideswiped him. He drove home and then contacted police. Plack’s vehicle had side paneling of the other vehicle embedded into his vehicle. Due to this, police were able to link Plack’s report to a report of a hit and skip accident from Sprong, who reported he was traveling westbound on East Winona Street when a vehicle crossed the center line and sideswiped him. Plack informed police that he had crossed the center line somewhere and had sideswiped another vehicle, but was unsure where it had occurred. He did not say why he did not stop at the scene, however, alcohol has detected on his person. Plack was handcuffed and transported to Kosciusko County Jail where he was charged with operating while intoxicated, operating while intoxicated per se, leaving the scene of an accident and he was cited for driving left of the center line. Damages: up to $10,000