RICEVILLE, IA - A man was arrested after his vehicle struck a horse-drawn buggy in Mitchell County Friday Night.
Law enforcement officials say Ronald Mayer, 67, of Riceville, was driving a 1997 Jeep Cherokee southbound on Walnut when he struck the back of a horse-drawn buggy operated by Christian Bontreger, also of Riceville, around 6 p.m.
Amish Buggy Accidents 2020 (Page 1)
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.
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June 19, 2020
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, PA — A 10-month-old girl who was critically injured when the horse-drawn Amish buggy she was riding in was struck by a car this week has died from her injuries, state police said.
The crash happened around 4 p.m. Tuesday in Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, when authorities say a 56-year-old woman driving uphill rear-ended the slow-moving buggy.
June 9, 2020
ADAMS COUNTY, IN - The Adams County Sheriff's Office says a woman was killed when a vehicle hit the buggy she was riding in Tuesday morning.
Around 7:45 A.M. investigators say 54-year-old Ida Schwartz, of Rural Monroe was operating the buggy on State Road 124.
Officers say when Schwartz slowed to turn into a driveway, a minivan driven by 34-year-old Zachary Knebel, of Wilshire, Ohio rear-ended the buggy.
June 8, 2020
NEW LIMERICK, ME — The 25-year-old Smyrna man who was killed Wednesday evening when a vehicle struck the Amish horse and buggy he was driving has been identified.
Aroostook County Sheriff Shawn Gillen said Monday that Titus Kauffman died at the scene when the buggy he was driving was struck by 30-year-old Colby Clark of Merrill.
June 8, 2020
NEW LIMERICK, ME — The 25-year-old Smyrna man who was killed Wednesday evening when a vehicle struck the Amish horse and buggy he was driving has been identified.
Aroostook County Sheriff Shawn Gillen said Monday that Titus Kauffman died at the scene when the buggy he was driving was struck by 30-year-old Colby Clark of Merrill.
May 31, 2020
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA — Four people were taken to the hospital Sunday morning after a crash involving a horse and buggy in Bart Township.
At around 7:30 a.m., police were dispatched to the 1400 block of Georgetown road for the crash.
Dispatch says a pickup truck was also involved.
May 26, 2020
LAWRENCEBURG, TN — A mother and her child were airlifted to the hospital following an Amish buggy crash in Lawrence County Monday afternoon.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports the Amish buggy was rear-ended by a pickup truck on the 100 block of Old Military Rd. near Thunderhill Racetrack.
May 16, 2020
CARO, MI — A driver distracted by his cellphone caused a motor vehicle-buggy collision, leaving a horse dead and a woman hospitalized, police said.
About 11 a.m. on Friday, May 15, Tuscola County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the crash site on M-81 near Crawford Road in Elkland Township. Their investigation showed a car and a horse-drawn buggy had both been heading east on M-81.
May 10, 2020
DAUPHIN COUNTY, PA — A horse died after getting hit by a tractor-trailer in East Hanover Township on Friday.
It unfolded shortly after 3 a.m., when the tractor-trailer was driving southbound on Laudermilch Road at the intersection of Colt Drive.
May 2, 2020
OWINGSVILLE, KY — Kentucky authorities say search crews have recovered the body of the last of five Amish children who died when their buggy was swept away in a swollen Kentucky creek.
April 21, 2020
TRIPP, SD - A collision between a truck and an Amish buggy Tuesday night has resulted in minor injuries to all parties, according to authorities.
No fatalities were reported in the incident.
The collision occurred on South Dakota Highway 37, just north of the intersection with U.S. Highway 18 near Tripp, according to the Hutchinson County sheriff’s department.
April 20, 2020
DICKINSON, NY — Seven people escaped with only minor injuries after the horse-drawn buggy in which they were riding was stuck by a minivan Sunday morning.
Roman A. Gingerich, 30, Fannie D. Gingerich, 31, David R. Gingerich, 9, Amos R. Gingerich, 7, Esre R. Gingerich, 6, Mary R. Gingerich, 3, and Clere R. Gingerich, 1, all of Dickinson, were treated by Bangor EMS for minor abrasions and released after their buggy was struck by a minivan driven by Carl E. Monroe, 58, of Norfolk. Mr. Monroe was not injured, troopers said.
April 16, 2020
DRAKESVILLE, IA — Davis County deputies have made an arrest in connection with a hit-and-run accident just outside Drakesville last fall that left an Amish teenager seriously injured.
Last week, authorities charged the driver, Steven Craig Olinger Jr., 44, of Drakesville, with four counts: leaving the scene of an accident; serious injury by vehicle; operating while intoxicated, third offense, and driving while barred.
March 10, 2020
CLAYTON COUNTY, IA - Three people were taken to a hospital after a head-on crash involving a horse and buggy.
It happened on March 8th around 11 p.m.
Crews were called to the collision on Hilton Road, north of Harvest Road.
March 10, 2020
IRWIN TOWNSHIP, PA - A logging truck crashed into an Amish buggy Sunday in Venango County, killing a mother and son who were riding in the horse-drawn vehicle.
The crash took place around 3 p.m. on Sunday when the cars collided on the 2400 block of Clintonville Rd. (State Route 208) in Irwin Township, reported WBKN27.
March 9, 2020
HOPKINSVILLE, KY - Two people were injured following a pickup truck versus horse and buggy accident around 5:45 p.m. Saturday on Butler Road, according to a Christian County Sheriff’s report.
The driver of the pickup truck, Justin Jones, 29, Hopkinsville, told deputies following the accident that he was driving on Butler Road at 50 to 55 mph as the sun was setting, causing a glare.
February 22, 2020
BEAR LAKE, MI - Four Amish children who were driving home from school in a horse-drawn buggy were hit by a person attempting to pass them, officials say.
The children, who range in age from 7 to 13, were traveling west on Nine Mile Road in Manistee County at about 3:30 p.m. and came up to the crest of a hill, said Michigan State Police Trooper David Skorka.
The vehicle had pulled out to pass the buggy when the driver saw another car coming in the east bound lane, he said.
February 21, 2020
MIDLAND, MI - A 30-year-old Alger man was arraigned Thursday in connection with a Feb. 4 Gladwin County crash that left a 20-year-old Amish man injured in a ditch, his buggy destroyed and his horse dead.
Edsel Hill was arraigned in Gladwin County's 80th District Court and charged with driving revoked, denied causing serious injury and reckless driving causing serious bodily function. He was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond. The victim remains hospitalized in MidMichigan Medical Center - Midland.
February 20, 2020
PANAMA, NY - An Amish buggy was struck by another vehicle in Panama, but thankfully, no one, including the horse, was injured.
New York State police say the crash happened sometime on Wednesday.
February 18, 2020
SHENANGO TOWNSHIP, PA – No one was seriously injured in an accident involving a pickup truck and Amish buggy in Shenango Township Monday.
Witnesses at the scene said the truck and buggy were both traveling south along Route 18 at about 4 p.m. when the truck hit the buggy, sending it across the road and on its side. The accident occurred about a mile north of Grange Road, in the southeast corner of the township.
February 14, 2020
SUGAR CREEK TWP., OH - A horse was injured Friday night when an SUV collided with a buggy shortly after 7 p.m. at U.S. Routes 93 and 62.
Brewster Fire Lt. Jeremy Henry said the buggy was traveling north on Route 93 when the SUV pulled onto the roadway from Route 62 colliding with the buggy.
February 13, 2020
FALLSBURY TOWNSHIP - A horse and buggy was involved in a non-injury crash in northern Licking County Thursday morning.
Around 8:52 a.m. Thursday, first responders were called to the area of Pleasant Valley Road Northeast and Rain Road Road Northeast in Fallsbury Township for the report of a crash involving a car, and horse and buggy.
February 9, 2020
February 5, 2020
GLADWIN COUNTY, MI - A man could face charges after a horse was found in the roadway.
Gladwin County deputies were called to investigate a report of a dead horse blocking the roadway on South Bard Road around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.
February 5, 2020
VIROQUA, WI - Four people were hurt when a buggy was struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning in Viroqua.
Police Chief Rick Niedfeldt said the collision happened at 6:50 a.m. in the 1300 block of Main Street north of Airport Road.
February 5, 2020
LAWRENCE COUNTY, TN – A tragic crash in Lawrence County leaves a family in need of breast milk.
The Gingerich family of three was traveling on Highway 43 when the Tennessee Highway Patrol says their buggy was struck by a vehicle, Saturday night.
The couple identified as 24-year-old Henry and 23-year-old Caroline Gingerich are still recovering in the hospital in stable condition.
February 4, 2020
NASHVILLE, TN - A man is now charged with driving under the influence and crashing into an Amish buggy in middle Tennessee, sending three members of the same family to the hospital.
Rickey Burleson of Summertown is charged with DUI and three counts of vehicular assault, according to Tennessee Highway Patrol.
January 23, 2020
GEORGETOWN, P.E.I. — A judge sentenced a P.E.I. man to eight months in jail after telling him a “lot of harm’’ was done when he collided with an Amish horse buggy while driving drunk.
Stephen Robert Bradley of Peakes will also be on probation for eight months after serving his sentence.
He is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle for two years and eight months.
January 22, 2020
FRAZEE, MN - A Frazee man was injured in a pickup-buggy collision Jan. 16 on Highway 87.
Samuel C. Schmucker, 22, of Frazee was taken to Essentia St. Mary’s Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the state patrol.
Schmucker was driving a horse-drawn buggy eastward on Highway 87, at County Road 33, when it was rear-ended by a 2017 Ford F350 pickup truck, according to the state patrol.
January 18, 2020
SHIPPENVILLE, PA - Clarion state police are asking for the public's help in connection with a crash Tuesday in which an Amish man was killed in Shippenville.
Police are asking motorists who may have observed the Amish prior to the crash while traveling east on Route 322 between Fulton Road and Wingard's Farm Market between 5:20 and 5:35 p.m. to contact them at (814) 226-1710.
January 9, 2020
MECHANICSVILLE, MD - It was determined that that a runaway horse and buggy was unoccupied by a person when it entered the roadway and was struck by a van after entering the lane the van was traveling in. The horse was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is handling the accident.
January 6, 2020
FILLMORE, MN - A 12-year-old Mabel, Minn., boy was fatally injured when the buggy he was riding in was hit by a car at 7:03 p.m. on December 20, 2019. The crash took place at Highway 44 and 401st Avenue in Newburg Township, Fillmore County.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, an Oldsmobile Alero and a horse-drawn buggy were both eastbound on Highway 44. The buggy was making a left turn when the buggy and the Alero collided.
