Buggy Accidents

You can run, but there’s a good chance they’ll catch you. Drivers in hit-and-run buggy wrecks keep finding out that hard truth. The latest (allegedly) to do so comes to us from Nicholas County, Kentucky. The crash happened this past October, with the driver’s vehicle, a Dodge Ram pickup, being found shortly after. The accident wasn’t pretty. The horse was killed, and three Amish riders…

Last August, Clark County, Wisconsin saw a tragic buggy wreck, which claimed the life of an Amish man and seriously injured a 12-year-old Amish child Now, charges have been filed: the driver faces homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle, and reckless driving causing great bodily harm. Details have also emerged that shed light on what may have contributed to the wreck. Driver Suggests The…

Very sad for this horse, though fortunately the Amish woman driving the buggy was not injured. This happened Monday in the New Wilmington, Pennsylvania Amish community. From NCNewsonline: A New Wilmington man has been cited for his involvement in a three-vehicle accident that involved an Amish horse and buggy in Wilmington Township on Monday. The collision reportedly occurred around 6:50 a.m. on Route 208 near…

Awful news of a deadly crash Friday in Indiana’s largest Amish settlement. The buggy was rear-ended by a pickup truck, on a road which appears to have a wide buggy lane (more on that below). Details on what happened from WSBT: ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — A crash on State Road 4 killed two children and injured two others on Friday morning. Shortly after 8…

Many factors can come in to play when cars hit Amish buggies. In a wreck this morning in Schuyler County, Missouri, it appears that the sun was to blame. More details from KTVO: QUEEN CITY, Mo. — A two-vehicle crash in Schuyler County Friday morning injured the driver of a horse-drawn buggy. The Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper who worked the wreck told KTVO it…

A four-month-old infant was ejected along with its parents in a buggy wreck February 10th in Ashland County, Ohio. Looking at the photos, the buggy can be described as pretty well destroyed. The infant was transported to hospital; the parents suffered only minor injuries. Ashland County Pictures provides reporting and images from the scene: ASHLAND COUNTY, Ohio — The Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, along with…

Amish in one community are putting their weight – and money – into efforts to make buggy travel safer for their people. In Seymour, Missouri, the “Main Street Overpass” project is heading to state officials for consideration, backed by local representatives along with the area’s considerable Amish population. The overpass would span a local highway, providing a safer route for Amish buggy traffic, among other…

A young Amish man has lost his life in a tragic accident that apparently was caused when he turned his buggy into the path of a logging truck. This happened yesterday in Allegany County, New York. From New York Upstate: Willing, N.Y. — A man was killed after a logging truck hit an Amish buggy this week in Upstate New York. The deadly crash happened…

The latest hit-and-run on an Amish buggy took place Friday in St. Lawrence County, New York, home to multiple Amish communities. Fortunately, no one was killed, but an Amish man was taken to hospital with injuries. Also presumably good news: the driver allegedly responsible was soon identified and charged. More from WWTI: Around 5:30 p.m. Friday, a hit-and-run collision involving an Amish buggy occurred on…

We had some good news on the Amish family in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, involved in a head-on collision earlier this week. All ten people involved were injured – one Amish adult, eight Amish children, and the car driver. Initial reports suggested a bad scene, with a three-month-old baby “trapped under the buggy”. But good news came later the following day when local sources reported that…