Warsaw Man Charged with Fatal Hit-and-Run

A crash in western Kosciusko County yesterday afternoon killed a Rochester man and left a Warsaw man in jail. It happened at the intersection of State Road 19 and Kosciusko County Road 250-North at about 2:35. According to a news release from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, the 29-year-old Rochester man was driving on 19 when a driver on 250-North disregarded a stop sign and drove into the path of the SUV. The SUV’s driver was thrown from the vehicle as it rolled over several times. A helicopter flew him from the scene to a Fort Wayne Hospital. He died there a couple hours later. Police say the other driver left the scene. With the help of calls from the public, police later found the car in a field and arrested the man who allegedly drove it while he was walking a couple miles away. He’s a 29-year-old Warsaw man who faces charges this morning of leaving the scene of a fatal accident. Police say they suspect alcohol might have been a factor.