Three vehicles were involved in an accident Saturday night right after 10 p.m. in the 5000 block of Ind. 15, a mile south of Leesburg, leaving four injured.
A southbound 2010 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Hector Ramirez, 25, Warsaw, crossed the center line and hit a northbound Dodge Grand Caravan driven by Jonathan Hochstetler, 35, Syracuse, according to Chris Francis, public information officer for the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office. The Grand Caravan spun out of control.
After striking the Dodge, Ramirez’s Malibu struck a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado driven by?Robert Geiger-Pergrem, 43, Syracuse. The Silverado was traveling northbound, directly behind the van.
Ramirez was transported to an area hospital for a head injury. Ramirez’s passengers, Esmeralda Ayala, 18, Warsaw, was transported to the hospital for a leg injury. Victor Lozano Chavez, 26, Warsaw, another passenger in Ramirez’s car, was transported to the hospital for a face injury.
A passenger in Hochstetler’s vehicle, Norma Hochstetler, 32, Syracuse, was also injured and transported to the hospital for abdominal pain.
Warsaw Police Department, KCSO, Lutherans EMS and the Plain Township (Leesburg) Fire Department were at the scene.
