What happened
A 66-year-old Warsaw woman was taken to a hospital with chest pain after a red-light crash on ramp H of the State Road 15 interchange in Warsaw at 3:19 p.m. on Sunday, September 6, 2026. InkFreeNews reported from the Warsaw Police Department accident log[1] that a 77-year-old Nappanee driver ran the red light and struck another vehicle.
The struck vehicle was driven by a 67-year-old Warsaw man. His passenger, a 66-year-old Warsaw woman, reported chest pain and was taken by ground ambulance to a local hospital. The log excerpt does not identify the receiving hospital, and it records no injury to either driver.
The Warsaw Police Department investigated. The published excerpt does not state whether a citation was issued. No other outlet was identified as reporting this crash, so the available account may not contain the complete record. The crash happened in daylight.
What accident victims should do next
Chest pain after a seat-belted collision deserves careful medical attention. A short description in an accident log does not establish the nature or extent of an injury. If you have chest pain after a crash, explain it clearly to a medical professional and follow the recommended evaluation and treatment.
Report each symptom accurately, even if one complaint seems more important than the others. Clear medical records can help your treating providers understand what happened and can also document your condition if an insurance dispute develops.
A passenger may have a claim against one or more drivers, depending on the evidence and how fault is allocated. Being related to the driver of the vehicle you occupied does not, by itself, prevent a claim. You can learn more about Indiana passenger injury claims and how available insurance policies may fit together.
Get the full crash report rather than relying only on a brief accident-log entry. The investigating agency's crash report can usually be obtained after the investigation, but it is not a determination of civil liability. This guide explains how to obtain an Indiana crash report.
Evidence can disappear quickly. Camera footage may be overwritten, so timely preservation requests matter. Photos, witness information, medical records, insurance documents, and the complete report may all help explain an intersection collision. The firm's guide to evidence in an Indiana car accident claim provides additional context.
Why location matters in an Indiana injury claim
This crash happened in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, and the Warsaw Police Department investigated. A civil case arising from an Indiana crash is ordinarily filed where the crash occurred, making Kosciusko County the usual venue based on the reported facts.
Most Indiana personal injury claims must be filed within two years of the injury under Ind. Code 34-11-2-4. For this reported September 6, 2026 crash, that generally means a deadline on or about September 6, 2028. Exceptions can change the analysis, and waiting can make evidence harder to preserve.
Indiana follows modified comparative fault under Ind. Code 34-51-2-6. An injured person whose fault is greater than 50 percent recovers nothing. Otherwise, any recovery is reduced by that person's percentage of fault. A police report or allegation that a driver ran a red light does not, by itself, decide civil liability. More information is available in the guide to Indiana's comparative-fault rule.
Indiana requires minimum auto liability coverage of $25,000 per person and $50,000 per accident for bodily injury, plus $25,000 for property damage, under Ind. Code 9-25-4-5. Insurers must offer uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage under Ind. Code 27-7-5-2. Whether that coverage applies depends on the policies and facts.
No government entity has been reported as involved in this collision. If a potential claim concerns a governmental roadway condition, however, the Indiana Tort Claims Act may require written notice within 180 days for a city, county, town, or other political subdivision under Ind. Code 34-13-3-8, or within 270 days for the State under Ind. Code 34-13-3-6.
How Delventhal Law Office can help
Delventhal Law Office, LLC is a Fort Wayne personal injury law firm founded by attorney Chad E. Delventhal in 2009. The firm serves Kosciusko County and communities across northeast Indiana. It can obtain the full crash report, preserve available evidence, communicate with insurers, identify potentially applicable policies, and protect filing deadlines for people hurt in intersection crashes.
If you were hurt as a passenger or driver, you can request a free case evaluation. Insurance companies may aggressively defend disputed claims, so careful records and early evidence preservation can matter.
This post is based on public reporting, the investigation may be ongoing, and nothing here is legal advice or creates an attorney-client relationship.
