A Warsaw man was transported to a Fort Wayne hospital with a broken leg after walking in the roadway and being struck by a passing vehicle. According to a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department crash report, police responded to the vehicle-pedestrian accident at 12:09 a.m. Monday. The report stated a vehicle, driven by Einar Hagen, 27, East Broadway Street, Etna Green, was traveling west on McKenna Road in Warsaw and he came out of a level curve and noticed another vehicle traveling east. Hagen stated he was blinded by the headlights of the oncoming vehicle and as he passed it, he collided with a male subject walking west in the roadway. The pedestrian, later identified as Francis M. Parker, 44, East McKenna Road, Warsaw, was struck by the front right side of Hagen’s vehicle. The report stated Parker had an apparent broken leg and was bleeding from his nose and mouth. Police noticed Parker had an odor of alcohol coming from his person and a breath sample showed results of .58 percent. Parker was placed on a backboard and transported to a Fort Wayne hospital to be treated for his injuries. Police also noticed Hagen had an odor of alcohol coming from his person, though his breath results were within the legal limit and Hagen passed all field sobriety tests. Hagen was not injured.
