Kosciusko
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:
7:27 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, West CR 600S and South County Farm Road, Warsaw. Driver: David R. Bauer, 36, South CR 100E, Claypool. Bauer struck a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
5:43 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, South Packerton Road, south of East CR 600S, Claypool. Drivers: Kiran G. Carlin, 22, South Packerton Road, Warsaw, and Tina M. Ward, 39, South Packerton Road, Claypool. Carlin rear ended Ward’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
8:21 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, North SR 15 and West CR 1000N, Milford. Driver: Jeremy L. Sorensen, 22, West CR 1000N, Milford. Sorenson hit loose gravel with his motorcycle causing him to lay down his bike, after which the bike ignited into flames. Damage up to $10,000.
7:17 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, East Hatchery Road, Syracuse. Driver: Henry B. Ford, 27, East Pittsburgh Street, Syracuse. Ford was westbound on Hatchery Road when he approached a corner he reported a car was on the side of the road. Ford stated this caused him to go off the road where he exited on the west side at a 90 degree corner. Officers stated there were no skid marks or tire tracks to indicate an evasive maneuver. Officers report it appears Ford failed to make the 90 degree curve and drove off the road, striking a utility pole, road signs and a fence. Ford admitted to drinking a few beers earlier in the day before driving. Alcohol test indicated a PBT of .23. Damage up to $10,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
11:11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, 1900 Plaza Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Sakhan Khiev, 29, North Slateview Court, Warsaw. While attempting to park, Khiev accidentally pressed down on his brake and struck into the wall of Lassus Handy Dandy part, causing his airbags to deploy. There was substantial damage to the area of impact as well as throughout the interior of the building on the other side of the wall The wall was significantly pushed in and bore a large crevice. Plaster along the interior walls had been cracked or knocked off and multiple ceiling tiles had fallen down and the front entrance door frame was canted. No windows were damaged and no injuries were sustained. The Warsaw Fire Inspector on scene deemed the integrity of the building unsafe, therefore, Lassus Handy Dandy employees shut down business operations inside the building for the near future. The City Building Inspector was notified and the fuel pumps at the business are still available. Damage up to $25,000.
4:46 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, Lake City Highway, south of East Center Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Amanda L. Rollins, 32, Mineral Spring Avenue, Winona Lake, and Norma L. Walker, 77, North Lindberg Street, Warsaw. Rollins and Walker’s vehicles sideswiped each other’s vehicles. Damage up to $2,500.
6:22 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, North Detroit and East Canal streets, Warsaw. Drivers: Carol S. Kindig, 76, West CR 700S, Mentone, and Andrew E. Sellers, 24, North SR 19, Etna Green. Kindig reported she was northbound on North Detroit Street when she attempted to make a left hand turn after being waved on by a southbound vehicle. Kindig then struck into Sellers’s vehicle. Damage up to $50,000.