Number Of Accidents Reported High Due To Inclement Weather
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John DeGroff-
Due to the inclement weather that started Monday afternoon, there was a higher-than-usual number of accidents reported countywide.
Figures from both the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department and the Warsaw Police Department put the total number of accidents in the county at 99.
Of that number, the highest amount, 55, involved some form of property damage either to the vehicles involved or minor damage to road signs.There were 31 slide-off incidents in which vehicles left the roadway because of the snow and ice. Seven accidents involved minor injuries and six were categorized as being of either an unknown cause or unknown damages.
