WARSAW — Two people were seriously injured in a motorcycle accident Sunday night in Warsaw.

The motorcycle was headed south on SR 15 in Warsaw around 7:30 Sunday when the driver, 36-year-old Dustin Cloud, of Syracuse, said he lost control of the motorcycle on loose gravel, ejecting the driver and passenger, according to a news release from Warsaw Police.

The accident happened north of CR 300N.

Cloud suffered a lower leg injury, and the passenger, 33-year-old Heather Hildabridle, of Mentone, had injuries across her entire body, the news release said.

Due to the severity of injuries, both were airlifted to a Fort Wayne hospital.

The accident shut down both lanes of the road near the Texas Roadhouse for more than an hour.

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ELKHART — Two people, including a Leesburg woman, died after a motorcycle and a van crashed on Wednesday afternoon in Elkhart County, according to WNDU.

The crash happened just before 3 p.m. on CR 18 near CR 117.

Police say a Harley Davidson was traveling west on CR 18 when an eastbound Chrysler Town and Country attempted to turn into a private drive and pulled in front of the motorcycle.

The motorcycle was laid down but continued west and hit the van, according to investigators.

The driver of the motorcycle, 41-year-old Jason Bleiler of Goshen, and his passenger, 38-year-old Crystal Woolums of Leesburg, were pronounced dead at the scene. Police say neither were wearing helmets.

The crash remains under investigation. It’s unclear at this time if any criminal charges will be filed in connection with it.

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WARSAW — Police are investigating a critical injury crash in the area of N. SR 13 and Executive Drive in Syracuse.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies and emergency personnel responded at 6:09 p.m. Friday to a motorcycle accident involving a pick-up truck on North SR 13 at the intersection of Executive Drive.

Preliminary investigation determined a 2012 Harley Davidson motorcycle was
southbound on SR 13 approaching Executive Drive when a 2023 Dodge Ram on
Executive Drive turned north on SR 13, failing to yield to the motorcycle.

Denny Koselke, 54, Syracuse, was the driver of the Harley Davidson motorcycle.

Koselke was thrown from his motorcycle after the collision and was airlifted
to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne for treatment of his injuries. He was listed in
stable but critical condition.

Jack Wright, 65, Leesburg, was the driver of the Dodge Ram truck and was
treated at the scene by Syracuse EMS.

Assisting at the scene was the Syracuse Police Department, Syracuse Fire and
EMS, North Webster EMS, Department of Natural Resources, Lutheran Air, and
Reichert & Knepp Wrecker Service.

The accident remains under investigation by the KSCO FACT team.

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News Release

NAPPANEE — An Argos man was killed Sunday night in a motorcycle accident.

The driver of the motorcycle, Colton O. Brock, 24, of Argos, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Kosciusko County Coroner’s Office as a result of his injuries suffered in the crash, according to a news release from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office.

KCSO deputies and emergency personnel responded Sunday at 8:05 p.m. to a single-motorcycle crash on North SR 19, north of West Ind. 10, in Kosciusko County.

Emergency personnel arrived on scene and found the motorcycle, the release said.

Preliminary investigation determined a 1995 Suzuki motorcycle was southbound on Ind. 19, just north of West Ind. 10, and for an unknown reason left the roadway on the westside. The motorcycle went into a ditch, continued down the ditch, struck and embankment of a driveway at 1671 North SR 19.

The driver of the motorcycle was thrown from the motorcycle, the release said.

Police were assisted at the scene by Kosciusko County Coroner’ Office, Etna Green Fire Department, Mentone Fire and EMS, Silver Lake Police Department, Kosciusko County Central Dispatch and Reicherts & Knepp Wrecker Service.

The crash remains under investigation by the Kosciusko County FACT team.

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WARSAW -- A motorcyclist is dead following a crash that happened on SR 13 north of East Shoop Road around 10 p.m. Thursday.

The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office says the Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed when it left the roadway and struck a wooden platform sitting off the side of the road.

The motorcycle continued south flipping multiple times before
coming to rest.

The driver was thrown from the motorcycle.

Edward Dempsey, 55, of Pierceton was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Lutheran
EMS, Pierceton Fire, Pierceton Police Department, North Webster Police
Department, Indiana State Police, Crouse Wrecker Service, and Kosciusko County
Coroner’s Office.

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