Posted On: June 15, 2009 by Jeffrey R. Kooi

ROCHESTER RESIDENT INJURED IN SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT ON SUNDAY EVENING

85-year-old Rochester native, Rosemary Drake, was flown to Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a serious car crash in Warsaw on Sunday. WarsawCrash0614.JPGPolice say that Drake was headed northbound on Indiana 15 near the intersection of County Road 250 North when her vehicle collided with another vehicle driven by Teresa Cervantes, 38, of Leesburg. Police reported that the impact occurred as Cerveantes attempted to make a right hand turn at the light.

Drake was initially taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital, but was later transferred in critical condition to a Fort Wayne facility. Police reported in a press release that she was scheduled to undergo surgery on Monday morning.