Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Friday, June 13, 5:30 a.m. North 500 West and West 300 North, Warsaw. Driver: Nicholas R. Brand, 31, North 500 West, Warsaw. Driver struck a deer. Damages: up to $5,000
Thursday, June 12, 10:10 p.m. West Hepton Road and North 850 West, Nappanee. Driver: Jeremiah C. Hilty, 17, West Hepton Road, Nappanee. Driver struck a deer. Damages: up to $1,000
Thursday, June 12, 7 p.m. Kinsey Road, Claypool. Driver: Julie A. Heckaman, 46, South 200 West, Claypool. A deer ran into the driver’s side of Heckaman’s vehicle. Damages: up to $5,000
Thursday, June 12, 1:39 p.m. North SR 15 and West Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Drivers: John D. Borntrager, 22, CR 42, Millersburg; and John D. Ayres, 45, Warsaw. Bontrager rear-ended a squad car driven by Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Det. Ayres, that was waiting for traffic to make a left turn from southbound SR 15. Ayres complained of neck pain. Damages: up to $5,000
Thursday, June 12, 1:15 p.m. 1 Tiger Ln. Drivers: Raeanne C. Karczewski, 16, Brubaker Street, Warsaw; and Brian M. Jaimes, 17, Leedy Street, Warsaw. Karczewski was backing from a parking space and collided with Jaimes’ vehicle that was traveling westbound through the parking lot. Damages: up to $10,000
Warsaw Police Department
Officers of the Warsaw Police Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Friday, June 13, 8:44 a.m. 1401 E. Smith St. Unknown driver. Caroline Roy of Winona Lake reported that her vehicle had been damaged by a hit and run driver. Damages: up to $2,500
Friday, June 13, 6:25 a.m. U.S. 30 and CR 200 West. Driver: William E. Wright, 39, East 575 North, Leesburg. Wright struck a deer. Damages: up to $5,000
Thursday, June 12, 5:37 p.m. 420 Little League Drive. Driver: Jerry E. Denny, 71, West 700 South, Claypool. Denny backed into a parked vehicle. Damages: up to $2,500