A 4:30 a.m. call reporting a possible prowler near a residence on CR 500S led police to a one-vehicle accident in which a Warsaw man was seriously injured. James Hale, 24, of the Sellers Lake area, was found unconscious in the back seat of a vehicle that had struck a pole. Police believe one or two other occupants of the car left the accident scene on foot. It is not known who was driving the car. Hale suffered head and internal injuries and was transported from Kosciusko Community Hospital to Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, where he was being treated at press time and a condition report was not available. According to the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, the accident is believed to have occurred shortly before the prowler call came in because the accident resulted in a power outage and nearby residents reported the outage about the same time. The REMC pole that was struck resulted in an outage for residents in the area of the accident, which occurred between CRs 400E and 500E. Assisting at the scene were Pierceton police, fire and EMS and Multi-Township Emergency Medical Service. Photo by Gary Nieter, Times-Union[[In-content Ad]]
