Amish Buggy Accidents 2016 (Page 2)
Every year, cars and buggies collide on America's highways and, quite often, people end up in hospitals or get killed. Be sure and click on links at the bottom of the page for accidents that took place during other years.
Buggy Accidents 2016, Page 1
Buggy Accidents 2016, Page 2
December 25, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
MILVERTON, ONTARIO, CA - A teenager is in critical condition following a crash on Christmas involving a horse and buggy.
All four occupants of the horse-drawn buggy were transported to an area hospital by ambulance for treatment. Passengers in the car were uninjured. Police say a 17-year-old is in critical but stable condition.
December 25, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP, PA - One person was taken to the hospital after a horse and buggy and car crashed in Lancaster County on Sunday, according to a report from WGAL.
The Christmas collision occurred around 10 p.m., at Mount Sidney and Hartman Station roads in East Lampeter Township.
December 7, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
DIGGINS, MO - A truck hit an Amish buggy about a mile north of Diggins about 4:40 p.m., ejecting but not injuring the driver.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash was at the top of a hill on Highway A at Chestnut Road. The truck hit the back of the buggy. A trooper says the driver swerved but still clipped the buggy, which is totaled.
November 30, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
Stark County, OH - Troopers from the Ohio Highway Patrol are investigating a crash that left a Canton man in serious condition at Akron General Medical Center.
Troopers report that Dennis D. Shonk, 65, of Canton, was driving a 2004 Ford Ranger northbound on SR 241 when he slid off the left side of the roadway while attempting to avoid contact with an Amish buggy, driven by Eli Hershberger, of Massillon, that was northbound.
November 20, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
ALLEN COUNTY, IN - A series of crashes in northeast Allen County tied up emergency responders for several hours Sunday night. All three involved horse and buggies.
The most serious of the crashes happened on State Road 37 and Notestine Road around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. The Allen County Sheriff's Department confirmed two people were killed and one person was hospitalized in critical condition.
November 7, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, NY - At approximately 6:43 this morning, a buggy operated by 18-yearold Sammie Yoder of Dekalb and 21-year-old Eli Zook of Brier Hill was traveling south on County Route 15 when it was hit from behind by a 2003 GMC Sierra driven by 28-year-old Ryan Garno of Rensselaer Falls.
November 4, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
LANCASTER, PA - A 75-year-old Lancaster County woman was taken to the hospital after a car and a horse and buggy collided Friday morning.
New Holland police said the buggy driver, 76-year-old Melvin Burkholder, was at fault for the 8:54 a.m. accident. Burkholder was traveling out on Frys Road in Earl Township when he steered his rig into the path of a car driven by Anita Smith.
November 3, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
CHATSWORTH, ONTARIO, CA- A 17-year-old Grey County driver is charged with careless driving after a vehicle collided with a horse and buggy on Highway 6 in Chatsworth Township. The Hyundai Elantra struck the rear end of a horse and buggy.
November 6, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
KENTON, OH - According to information gathered at the scene, at approximately 7:10 PM Sunday evening an Amish buggy was traveling East on State Route 309 Near Township Road 235 and was attempting to turn into a driveway on the North side of the roadway. Multiple injuries were reported due to the crash.
October 28, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
ELKHART, IN - A Goshen man was injured when the horse-drawn buggy he was driving was struck from behind at Ind. 13 and Ind. 4 at 3:22 p.m. Friday.
A 2008 Dodge four-door driven by Darson W. Carter, 23, Millersburg, was also southbound on Ind. 13, directly behind the buggy and was traveling at a high rate of speed, police said.
October 26, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
MIDDLEVILLE, N.Y. – An accident between a vehicle and a horse and buggy occurred in Middleville Wednesday morning.
The accident caused a back wheel of the buggy to fall off and a front wheel to be damaged with spokes missing.
October 24, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
EAU CLAIR COUNTY, WI - One person was injured Monday afternoon when a pickup truck struck a team of horses pulling an agricultural implement in Eau Claire County.
Clemens Borntrager, 28, was taken by ambulance to Mayo Clinic Health System - Oakridge in Osseo with undetermined injuries.
October 23, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
GREENS FORK, IN - A buggy went into a ditch Sunday morning after being struck from the rear by a car. Amanda Phillips of Greens Fork told investigators there was extreme glare from the sun and she did not see the buggy traveling in front of her before striking it from the rear.
The buggy was operated by Henry King of New Castle, and his wife, Annie King, was a passenger.
October 21, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
BEAVERTON, MI - An Amish Buggy was nearly destroyed when it was rear-ended by a pickup truck last Friday on Beaverton Road. Three Amish women were hospitalized with injuries.
A driver, reportedly distracted by spilled coffee, rear-ended an Amish buggy on Beaverton Road near Clarwin Avenue October 14 injuring three people in the buggy.
October 16, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
INDIANA COUNTY, PA - An Amish teen was seriously injured in a crash that occurred on State Route 954, in West Mahoning Township, Indiana County.
Police say Davis was traveling too fast for conditions, and his car struck the rear of the wagon. The wagon spun 180 degrees clockwise, and the 14-year-old operator was thrown from the vehicle.
October 12, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
SHREVE OH - A Shreve man was killed Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle accident on U.S. Route 250 at Jefferson Road. James H. Swires, 54, was traveling northbound on Jefferson in a 1997 Ford F-250, passed a horse-drawn buggy and failed to stop at the stop.
October 14, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
HOLMES COUNTY, OH - The Amish driver of an open-top buggy and his horse were hit by a pickup truck and killed early Friday morning on Holmes County Road 160, in Paint Township, authorities report.
Roy A. Mast, 33, of Millersburg, was pronounced dead at the scene.
October 14, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
BEAVERTON, MI – Police have confirmed a case of distracted driving which resulted in an Amish buggy accident that occurred just before 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 14. The passengers of the buggy sustained multiple injuries.
Witness to the accident described a brutal full speed crash, which left the buggy in rubble.
October 6, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
INDIANA COUNTY, PA - A three-week-old female infant was ejected from a horse and buggy yesterday morning during a collision that occurred along Route 954, in North Mahoning Township, Indiana County.
Glare from the sun reportedly interfered with Poling’s ability to see clearly, which caused his 2002 Chevrolet Malibu to strike the rear end of Miller’s horse and buggy.
October 6, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
NEWTON, ON, CA - A horse and buggy crash near in Newton led to serious injuries for a Perth East man.
The horse got spooked, ran into oncoming traffic and was then hit by a car.
September 26, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
VERNON, WI - A rural Viroqua man was taken to the hospital Monday morning after the Amish buggy he was operating was hit from behind by a vehicle.
Joseph Keim, 32, was going east in the horse-drawn buggy when Nicholas Tollefson, 36, of rural Viroqua, drove into the rear of the buggy.
September 22, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
HARMONY, NY – Chautauqua County Sheriff Deputies are continuing an investigation into a fatal crash that took place late Thursday afternoon involving a vehicle and an Amish buggy.
The operator of the Amish Buggy, identified as Henry Koffman Jr, was pronounced dead at the scene scene.
September 19, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
LIME SPRINGS, IA - A Lime Springs man died when the horse-drawn buggy he was driving was struck by a car Monday evening in Howard County.
John Borntreger, 57, died at Regional Health Services of Howard County.
September 16, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
LAGRANGE COUNTY, IN – Five people were sent to the hospital after a buggy crash on Friday afternoon.The three children suffered minor injuries. The man complained of back pain and the woman of foot pain.
The driver of the Escort was charged with driving while suspended. Police estimate the property damage at $10,000.
September 12, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
MECOSTA COUNTY, MI — Three family members in an Amish buggy were ejected when the buggy was hit from behind by a car. All three, the father, 35, mother, 34, and one-year-old son were taken to the hospital.
The driver of the car told Mecosta County Sheriff deputies that he was southbound on the road when he crested a hill and the southbound buggy was in the middle of the road.
September 13, 2016 (Truck-buggy crash)
GLADWIN, MI- Tuesday, Sept. 13 at approximately 8:45 a.m., deputies from the Gladwin County Sheriff Department responded to a personal injury accident involving an Amish buggy and Republic Waste Services refuse truck.
The Amish buggy was occupied by the Bontrager family, an adult male, adult female, and juvenile male, from the Gladwin Amish community.
September 12, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
MECOSTA, MI - Mecosta County deputies say an Amish family of three is in the hospital after a car crashed into their buggy.
A Morley man driving a car says he was at the top of a hill going south and the buggy was in the middle of the road.
September 5, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
BELMONT, WI - An Amish buggy was totaled when a driver from southwest Wisconsin rear-ended it on Labor Day.
As Richardson was coming to the top of a hill, his vision was obscured by the setting sun. Richardson’s vehicle then collided with the back end of a buggy travelling on the same road.
August 31, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
ANDERSON, IN - A Yorktown man is accused of fleeing the scene of a Wednesday night accident that saw his pickup truck strike the rear of a horse-drawn buggy.
Madison County authorities said two occupants of the buggy – Stacy Scott, 65, who is the principal at Liberty Christian High School, and Darby Goyer, 18 – were thrown from the vehicle after it was struck by the truck driven by Jason Eugene Moore, 37.
August 26, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
HEUVELTON, N.Y. — Joseph A. Miller, 40 and Susan J. Miller, 9, both of Lovejoy Road, Oswegatchie, were occupants of the horse-drawn buggy when it was struck from the rear by a Jeep Cherokee being operated by Macy L. Richardson, 20, of Heuvelton.
The horse was killed in the crash.
August 22, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
MILLBANK, ON, CANADA - Three people were hurt and a horse had to be euthanized after a car hit a horse-drawn buggy north of Millbank.
Police say a northbound Honda Civic neared the buggy and suddenly swerved towards it. The car hit the back of the buggy, shattering it on impact.
August 21, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
CLARE COUNTY, MI - A man and five children were injured after deputies say a vehicle ran into the rear end of an Amish buggy.
Deputies say a 38-year-old Amish man and five children that were on the wagon were all injured in the crash. The injuries ranged from scrapes to possible fractures and head injuries.
August 6, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
INDIANA COUNTY, PA - State police are searching for the driver whose car smashed into an Amish buggy late Saturday afternoon along McCormick Road in West Mahoning Township.
Police say the two occupants of the buggy, 55-year-old John Miller and his 57-year-old wife, Kathryn, were both ejected, but each suffered only minor injuries. They did not require medical treatment.
August 7, 2016 (Buggy Crash)
GRAVES COUNTY, KY - A 7 year-old boy was thrown from an Amish buggy after it was hit by a car in Graves County.
Deputies say a 17 year-old was driving westbound on St. Rt. 944 around 4:30pm Sunday. He told deputies when he topped the hill, he saw the buggy and tried to swerve around it, but the passenger side fender of the vehicle hit the side of the buggy.
August 3, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
ZELIENOPLE, PA - A buggy split into pieces Wednesday after being rear-ended in a Jackson Township crash that did not appear to result in life-threatening injuries.
A black Chevrolet Camaro driven by a Lebanon-area man crested a hill while driving south near 164 N. Ramona Road when he struck the buggy from behind.
August 2, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI - An elderly Amish man was taken by Aero Med helicopter to a Grand Rapids hospital for treatment after the buggy he was driving was hit by a truck driven by a 16 year old neighbor boy.
Community members identify the Amish man as church elder Ervin Miller.
July 26, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
GEAUGA COUNTY, OH - A 12-year-old boy was seriously injured after the buggy he was operating collided with a car.
Burton Volunteer Fire Department responded to the accident. The boy was flown by Metro Life Flight helicopter unit to Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital with serious injuries.
July 21, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
LAGRANGE, IN - Two teenagers were hospitalized after a buggy crash in LaGrange County. The car hit the side of the buggy.
July 20, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
CHAUTAUQUA, NY - One person was airlifted after a motor vehicle rear-ended an Amish buggy on Cherry Hill Road today around 3:30 p.m.
July 17, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
ELK LICK, WV - Seven members of an Amish family were injured – at least three of them seriously – when their buggy was hit by a car Sunday morning in Elk Lick Township, responders said.
Crews arrived at the scene to find the buggy “torn apart” on Route 669 and quickly had to call for medical helicopters from three states to carry a 33-year-old man and two children to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia.
July 14, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
GLASGOW, KY - Two people were injured and another arrested Thursday evening after a pickup truck struck an Amish buggy in the 9000 block of Tompkinsville Road, according to a Barren County Sheriff's Office press release.
Ira Borntreger, 41, and Laura Borntreger, 45, both of Glasgow, were ejected from the buggy and were transported from the scene to T.J. Samson Community Hospital for treatment of injuries suffered in the accident.
July 11, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
ASHLAND, OH - A car versus Amish buggy accident in Ashland County resulted in two people being transported to the hospital on Monday.
July 9, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
MECHANICSVILLE, MD - A crash involving a car and a horse-drawn buggy injured seven people.
The buggy was on the shoulder of westbound Maryland Route 6, and the car was traveling in the same direction, when the buggy attempted to turn left on to Culver Lane and the car collided with it, according to The Bay Net.
July 8, 2016 (Buggy crash)
GREENLAKE, WI - Sheriff's deputies said a horse ran from the scene of an Amish buggy crash in the Township of Kingston Friday evening.
The horse-drawn buggy was heading westbound on County Highway B, near County Highway H with five people inside, one young as six months, when the horse was spooked. The buggy fell into a ditch around 6 p.m. and turned over.
July 5, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
DECATUR, IN - A man who police said sped off from a crash that left the operator of a horse and buggy seriously hurt was found dead inside his home early Tuesday.
Adams County Sheriff’s deputies and medics were called just after 12:30 a.m. Tuesday to a personal injury crash at 1121 South C.R. 650 East in Adams County that involved a pickup truck and a horse and buggy. When responders arrived, they’d learned the driver of the pickup had driven away from the scene.
June 27, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
PINEGROVE TWP, PA - Police say a vehicle versus Amish buggy accident occurred on State Route 157, in Pinegrove Township, Venango County.
As the Toyota was cresting a hill, Lee did not see the Amish buggy straddling the white fog line and collided with the rear of it, causing the buggy to strike the horse.
July 1, 2016 (Car-buggy crash)
HARLAN, INDIANA - An SUV and Amish wagon collided Friday afternoon sending four children to the hospital.
Police tell that the horse drawn wagon pulled out of a drive into the path of an oncoming SUV.
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