LEESBURG – The Kosciusko County Fatal Alcohol Crash Team investigated a crash between a mo-ped and an SUV on Old Road 15 near Leesburg Sunday evening that left a Warsaw man in critical condition. Preliminary investigation by the FACT indicates that at 6:58 p.m., a 2010 Nissan driven by Adam Christopher McGriff Tharp, 31, Leesburg, was traveling northbound on Old Road 15. As Tharp was approaching the intersection of CR 600N, a mo-ped being driven by Bradley A. Dye, 34, Warsaw, crossed the center line of the roadway while goingsouth on Old Road 15. Dye struck the front driver’s side of McGriff’s SUV, ejecting him into the roadway. Firefighters from Leesburg/Plain Township, Warsaw Wayne Fire Territory, and Lutheran Kosciusko EMS responded and immediately requested Lutheran Air helicopter to the scene. Dye was transported to Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, in critical condition with multiple injuries. He is still in critical condition as of this morning. The crash remains under investigation by the Kosciusko County FACT and the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department.
