SYRACUSE - A mo-ped accident on Ind. 13 Thursday has left a Syracuse man in serious condition in a Fort Wayne Hospital.
Jerry Werenicz, 59, of 201 E. Greenhaus, Syracuse, suffered a head injury in the crash and was listed in serious condition in the intensive care unit at Lutheran Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne.According to information from the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, witnesses said Werenicz was riding a mo-ped northbound on Ind. 13 when he began to swerve for an unknown reason. He then reportedly went off the right side of the road, hitting his head in the ditch-line area. Werenicz was wearing a bicycle-style helmet at the time of the crash.
The Syracuse EMS transported Werenicz to Wawasee High School, where he was picked up by the Lutheran Air Ambulance and flown to Fort Wayne for treatment.
The Kosciusko County crash investigation team was called to the scene and the investigation of the crash is ongoing. They also are waiting for information from legal blood draws.
The Syracuse Police Department, Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, Syracuse EMS and Syracuse Fire Department assisted the crash investigation team at the scene of the crash.
Teen Arrested In Syracuse Thefts
SYRACUSE - A series of thefts in the Wawasee High School parking lots allegedly have been linked to a teenager.
According to Syracuse Town Marshal Tony Ciriello, a 17-year-old boy reportedly admitted to breaking into and stealing items from cars in the school parking lot.
The Syracuse Police Department and the Wawasee School resource officer joined forces to investigate a series of break-ins that occurred over a two-day period.
The teen was caught just off school property Thursday after he allegedly broke into more vehicles.
When police interviewed the boy, he reportedly admitted his involvement with several other thefts from vehicles and burglaries in the Syracuse and North Webster areas. The boy, however, was not part of a group of juveniles recently arrested for similar crimes in the area.
Several of the stolen items were recovered from the teen's home and other places where he had reportedly hidden the items.
The boy faces charges through the juvenile probation department.
