From WWMT: VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. — A young girl is dead and a boy is in critical condition after a buggy crash. A 31-year-old Mattawan woman was arrested for “suspected substance use” after she rear-ended an Amish buggy on County Road 215 and 60th Avenue Wednesday, killing an 8-year-old girl and critically injuring a 12-year-old boy who were both passengers in the buggy, according…
A man wanted on multiple serious charges led police on a high-speed chase in a remote part of Maine – with the pursuit ending after he hit an Amish wagon carrying six children. Fortunately, somehow no one was hurt, which doesn’t sound like what you’d expect after learning that speeds reached 90 MPH. From Fox 23: Police say they spotted 34-year-old Anthony Vangel of Easton…
The buggy was empty at the time, thankfully (especially after recent stories of runaway buggies with Amish children inside). However the driver of the truck was seriously injured when it struck the buggy. From WNEM: CLARE CO., Mich. (WNEM) – A man was injured and a horse died in a crash involving a vehicle and an Amish horse and buggy in Clare County on Friday….
The one-year-old baby was thrown from the buggy along with her mother. The baby survived with minor injuries…while her mother lost her life. From the New York State Police: On October 28, 2024, at about 4:15 p.m., State Police in Herkimer responded to Butler Road in the town of Newport for a crash involving a motor vehicle and an Amish Buggy. A preliminary investigation revealed…
A non-Amish man sees a tragedy waiting to unfold in his Wisconsin community – and is trying to prevent it. As reported at WKOW, Jim Kostohrys says this “blind curve” & hill – right before drivers reach an Amish school – are a potentially deadly combo. Have a look. Just past it, dozens of Amish children walk to, or get dropped off at school each…
I can’t highlight every Amish buggy accident, because sadly there are just too many of them. But I wanted to draw attention to this story for a pair of reasons. One is that it’s my home state of North Carolina. You don’t hear about buggy accidents so much in NC, simply because the Amish population is so small. The buggy accident happened two weeks…
The 10-month old wasn’t the only one thrown from the buggy. Also ejected were a 2-year-old and a 24-year-old Amish person. You might assume this was a family, and the 24-year-old was the mother. There aren’t a lot of details but the 30-year-old buggy driver – I’m assuming the father – had to be flown to hospital. Having to be flown somewhere might mean his…
Sunday was a bad day for Amish buggies on the road. Two Amish children – a teen and a younger one – were killed in separate accidents, in Virginia, and New York. Another Bad Crash in Farmville, VA To start with Virginia, I’m not quite sure what is wrong with the drivers in the Farmville area. A young Amish girl was killed and six others…
That’s a scary-looking photo above. Luckily, all made it out okay – including the horse. The Conway, Missouri Volunteer Fire Department rescued a buggy full of Amish Sunday when their vehicle was engulfed by a flood. The Conway area is home to a small Amish settlement. Here is the report via ky3.com: According to the Conway Volunteer Fire Department, they had two water rescues this…
This happened over the weekend in central Michigan. Via UpNorthLive: ISABELLA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — A 65-year-old Blanchard man is recovering at the hospital after he was unable to avoid a loose horse in the roadway, hitting it with his car. The horse was killed in the crash. According to Michigan State Police, he was driving west on Blanchard Road around 5 a.m. Saturday morning…