HAMPTON, NH — Three members of the Amish community were transported to Glens Falls Hospital after their horse and buggies were struck by an SUV on Tuesday evening in Hampton.
Amish Buggy Accidents 2021 (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 28, 2021
GRAVES COUNTY, KY - Emergency crews rushed to a crash involving an Amish buggy and a vehicle in Graves County on Monday morning, June 28.
It happened around 6:40 a.m. in the 3900 block of U.S. Highway 45 South near Pritchett Road.
June 14, 2021
YATES COUNTY, NY – A car vs. horse & buggy accident occurred at 4:09 p.m. Sunday, June 13 on Rte. 364 near Voak Road. Yates County Deputies, Penn Yan Ambulance Corps, Potter Fire Dept., Middlesex Ambulance, Medic 55, and Emergency Management responded.
Deputies report the vehicle driven by Robert A. Clark, 55, of Hollister St., Dundee, struck the buggy from behind while both were traveling west.
June 5, 2021
WADSWORTH, OH - A 33-year-old man died Friday night when a westbound car on state Route 226 in Wayne County hit him as he walked behind two horses pulling farm equipment.
The accident took place in rural Clinton Township, about 30 miles southwest of Wadsworth in Wayne County.
According to Ohio State Highway Patrol reports, a 42-year-old woman from Millersburg in Holmes County failed to maintain a safe distance and struck the man with her 2008 Acura.
May 28, 2021
MEDINA COUNTY, OH — Authorities say a juvenile who was operating an Amish buggy has died following a crash Thursday morning in Medina County’s Homer Township.
The incident happened at 7:13 a.m. on Route 301 near U.S. 224. Authorities say a 2013 Ford F-150 was northbound on Route 301 “when it struck the Amish horse and buggy in the rear.”
May 27, 2021
LACKAWANNOCK TWP, PA – Crews were called to the scene of a crash involving a minivan and a buggy.
It happened at West Middlesex Road and Orchard Road in Lackawannock Township shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday.
May 27, 2021
WARREN, PA — A Warren County man alleged to have to have struck an Amish buggy with his van — injuring the driver and killing the horse — was held for court as a result of a Wednesday preliminary hearing.
Gary L. O’Donnell, 67, of Sugar Grove was charged by Warren-based Pennsylvania State Police in late March from the incident that occurred on Feb. 19.
May 21, 2021
PARKMAN TOWNSHIP, OH — A 52-year-old man was killed in a three-vehicle crash that occurred in Geauga County Friday, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Troopers said a 2011 Hyundai Sonata was traveling west on US 422 near state Route 282 in Parkman Township when it came upon a horse drawn buggy also traveling west on US 422.
May 18, 2021
PLATTEVILLE, WI — Grant County authorities on Monday released information on a crash Thursday between a vehicle and a buggy in which two people were injured.
Henry Allgeyer, 61, and Arie Allgeyer, 60, both of Platteville, suffered minor injuries in the crash, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Department.
May 14, 2021
BERNE, IN – A 4-year-old Amish girl died Friday after she was hit by a vehicle while walking to a wedding reception.
Shortly after noon, troopers from the Indiana State Police Fort Wayne Post, officers from the Adams County Sheriff’s Department, Adams County EMS and Berne Fire Department personnel, responded to a 911 call reporting a vehicle crash on U.S. 27 in southern Adams County where a girl was unresponsive.
May 14, 2021
GEAUGA COUNTY, OH - Multiple people were transported to a local trauma center after a car crashed into an Amish buggy Thursday evening.
The accident happened around 9:45 p.m. on Old State Road in Parkman Township.
Firefighters said the car was heavily damaged and the buggy was destroyed.
May 12, 2021
BRANCH COUNTY, MI — A driver charged in a fatal Amish carriage crash in Branch County pleaded no contest to one count of operating while intoxicated causing death Tuesday.
Branch County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary W. Stempien said Tyler Frye made the plea to the 15-year felony May 11, 2021.
May 7, 2021
BENTON, N.Y. – A Bath woman was ticketed after a horse and buggy accident early Thursday morning in Yates County that killed one horse.
According to the Yates County Sheriff’s Office, Melissa Carney was driving eastbound on SR 54 in the Town of Benton when she struck a horse and buggy traveling in the same direction.
May 7, 2021
CRAWFORD COUNTY, PA - A Spartansburg-area woman has admitted in court to causing a hit-and-run crash last summer that seriously injured a young Amish couple and their two small children.
Lindsay Nicole Raines pleaded guilty Thursday before Judge Mark Stevens in Crawford County Court of Common Pleas to two counts of accidents involving death or personal injury filed by Pennsylvania State Police in connection with the July 5 crash. Raines, 35, of 42192 Canadohta Lake Road, now faces up to 12 years in jail when she is sentenced later this year by Stevens.
May 2, 2021
GOSHEN, IN — A 2-mile section of C.R. 38 is being reconstructed to separate Amish buggy traffic from vehicles.
The work is occurring between C.R. 35 and C.R. 31.
“This is a heavily traveled section of road and it’s due for these improvements — including the introduction of buggy lanes on either side of the road for the first time” said Charlie McKenzie, engineer and head of the Elkhart County Highway Department.
April 27, 2021
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VA - Two passengers of a horse and buggy were injured in a Thursday afternoon wreck on Route 40 in Pittsylvania County, according to a report filed by Virginia State Police.
A 2002 Ford ZX2 driven by 70-year-old Johney M. Hogan of Java was traveling east on Route 40, four tenths of a mile west of Route 667, at 1:20 p.m., when it struck a horse and buggy in the rear, the report states.
April 14, 2021
HUNTINGTON TWP., OH — A driver was cited with an assured clear distance ahead violation in Huntington Township after his Chevrolet Silverado pickup hit an Amish buggy, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
April 11, 2021
CADIZ, KY - A wreck on South Road near Roaring Springs Road in Trigg County sent four juveniles to the hospital Sunday afternoon.
Trigg County Sheriff’s deputies say a car driven by Tyler Lewis was northbound when he topped a hill and hit a horse and buggy in front of him.
April 6, 2021
The accident occurred at around 5:50 p.m. on State Route 4 near Golf Course Road.
March 31, 2021
EATON COUNTY, MI - An aged man accused of plowing his SUV right into a horse-drawn buggy that killed three Amish kids in Michigan final yr won’t be charged, prosecutors mentioned Wednesday.
Ronald Ramsey, 84, won’t be going to jail due to his age, the circumstances surrounding the pandemic and the actual fact that he doesn’t have a legal document, Eaton County prosecutors mentioned.
March 30, 2021
SUGAR GROVE, PA — A Sugar Grove man has been charged with aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence in connection with a February incident where he allegedly rear-ended an Amish buggy on Jackson Run Road near Dollar General in Sugar Grove.
March 29, 2021
ORCHARD, NE - A woman was flown to the University of Nebraska Medical Center last week following a pickup and horse-drawn buggy crash in northeast Nebraska.
The crash happened on U.S. Highway 20 two miles west of Orchard in Antelope County, east of O'Neill.
March 25, 2021
MAXATAWNY TWP, PA — A woman was injured in a crash involving her horse-and-buggy and a tractor-trailer on Route 222 in Berks County.
Both the buggy and the truck were traveling north on Route 222 near Long Lane in Maxatawny Township, north of Kutztown, when the crash happened around 12:30 p.m. Thursday.
March 23, 2021
BARRON COUNTY DISTRICT, WI - An intoxicated pickup truck driver crashed into a horse-drawn Amish buggy in western Wisconsin and killed one of two teenage brothers, according to charges.
Anthony R. Anderson, 40, was charged in Barron County District Court with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and related counts in connection with the crash on Feb. 18 near Rice Lake that killed a 17-year-old Levi Miller. His 16-year-old brother, Joseph Miller, was less seriously injured.
March 21, 2021
SCHUYLER COUNTY, MO — Four people are recovering after a vehicle collided with a horse-drawn buggy in northeast Missouri.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 7:45 a.m. Sunday, on Route K, just west of Greentop.
March 13, 2021
ASHLAND COUNTY, OH — A 43-year-old Ashland man was taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon with serious injuries after the horse-drawn buggy he was driving was struck by a Ford Fusion.
Authorities with the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol say the incident happened around 6:10 p.m. on Route 96 near Township Road. When troopers responded to the scene, they reported finding a 2014 Fusion and the buggy off the south side of the roadway.
March 8, 2021
MIFFLIN COUNTY, PA — Four people were injured during a crash in Mifflin County that involved two motor vehicles and a horse and buggy.
The crash happened Sunday night on Route 655 in Menno Township. Two individuals were life-flighted due to the severity of their injuries. Two others were assessed for complaints of injury with Geisinger Lewistown Hospital and EMS at the scene.
March 3, 2021
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA — The condition of two children “severely injured” in a horse-and-buggy crash Wednesday morning remained unknown Wednesday afternoon, according to Trooper Megan Ammerman, public information officer for Pennsylvania Highway Patrol Troop F.
February 26, 2021
BARRON COUNTY, WI – One of two teens hurt after a recent crash involving a horse-and-buggy has died. This happened last Thursday in Barron County on County Highway M near 30th Avenue.
In a statement, Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald says a 17-year-old injured in the crash died Thursday night. A 16-year-old, also in the buggy, suffered minor injuries.
February 23, 2021
GOUVERNEUR, NY - A Northern New York man was killed Sunday when an SUV hit his horse-drawn buggy.
New York State Police say Levi Swartzentruber, 23, and Mose Swartzentruber, 20, both of Antwerp, were riding in their Amish buggy at about 5:15 a.m. in Gouverneur. That’s when investigators say James Shuster, 36, of Brushton, hit the buggy with his Ford Expedition.
February 8, 2021
BERLIN, OH - The Ohio State Highway Patrol is working to locate the driver it says was involved in a hit-and-run crash.
The highway patrol said its Wooster Post is looking into the crash that happened on Feb. 6 at 8:34 a.m. on Somerset Drive (Township Road 359) near US 62.
According to a press release, a horse and buggy was traveling on Somerset Drive and was struck from behind by a newer gray Subaru Impreza. The highway patrol said the Subaru continued on Township Road 359 and onto US 62 in Berlin.
February 4, 2021
LOGAN COUNTY, KY - A teen was arrested on multiple charges Saturday after authorities say he fled the scene after hitting a horse and buggy.
According to the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, a horse and buggy was traveling north near the Chandlers Road area around 2 p.m. on Saturday.
February 3, 2021
HIGHLAND COUNTY, OH - The driver of a horse-drawn buggy is dead in a Highland County crash that remains under investigation, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
It happened just after noon Tuesday on U.S. 62 South in New Market Township.
A southbound 2006 Chevrolet Impala driven by Corey Gardner, 18, of West Union, struck the buggy from behind, state troopers said in a news release.
January 31, 2021
ADAMS COUNTY, IN – Two children traveling in a horse drawn buggy collided with a pick-up truck after failing to realize its proximity on the road in Adams County on Friday afternoon.
Police say the individual manning the buggy, a fifteen-year-old boy, left a private drive with the intention of traveling northbound on CR 000. He was with another child, age 12.
January 25, 2021
ERIE, PA — A 16-year-old is dead after a van crashed into the back of his Amish buggy over the weekend.
The crash happened on U.S. Route 322 around 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
According to Ohio State Patrol, a van struck an Amish buggy that was traveling east on the shoulder of the highway.
January 24, 2021
ALGANSEE TOWNSHIP, MI — A woman has been killed and her husband and five children hurt after the horse pulling their buggy veered in front of a pickup truck in southern Michigan.
Barbara Jo Schwartz, 39, died at an Indiana hospital following the 8:50 a.m. Friday crash in Algansee Township, according to Branch County sheriff's deputies.
