LEESBURG – Two people were airlifted to a Fort Wayne hospital after a Friday morning accident. Kosciusko County Fatal Alcohol Crash Team is currently investigating a head-on crash south of Leesburg Friday morning on Ind. 15. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputies and emergency personnel responded Friday at 11:48 a.m. to a reported vehicular crash on Ind. 15, just north of Levi Lee Road. Fireman from both Leesburg Plain Township and Warsaw Wayne Territory fire departments extricated drivers from both vehicles, who were subsequently airlifted from the scene and transported to Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Kosciusko County FACT investigators responded to the scene and determined that a southbound 2012 brown Ford Edge, driven by Jennifer M. Gholson, 41, Warsaw, had crossed the centerline, striking a northbound 1998 white GMC truck, driven by Sam E. Crace, 41, Roann. Crace was reported to have extensive lower extremity injuries, while Gholson reportedly had serious internal injuries. Kosciusko County FACT members stated that it is unknown at this time why Gholson had crossed the centerline. Officers also stated that the crash is still under investigation pending legal blood results as required by state law.
