Authorities Seek Hit & Run Driver (Clare County, MI)

ByErik Wesner August 17, 2020June 11, 2023

Another hit-and-run on an Amish buggy. This one happened yesterday in Clare County, Michigan, a place we recently covered here.

From 9and10news.com:

The Clare County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help to find whoever was behind the wheel during a hit-and-run with an Amish buggy.

Deputies says it happened Sunday on Beaverton Road.

They believe the car was possibly a Pontiac Grand Am or Grand Prix. It would be a dark green that matches a passenger-side mirror that broke off and was left at the scene.

If you know anything about this incident, call the Clare County Sheriff’s Department at (989) 539-7166.

(Update: source article removed at source). The mirror the driver left behind:

It’s not been reported if anyone was hurt.

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