This buggy wreck was both “unusual” and “usual”, for lack of a better word. Making it unusual is that the buggy struck was actually towing another buggy. So two buggies were hit. Making it “usual” (at least with how things have gone recently), is that it happened in Michigan, specifically Gladwin County, which has seen a number of bad buggy wrecks over the past several…
The Jamesport, Missouri Amish community was the scene of an accident which caused a 15-year-old Amish boy to be ejected from the buggy he was driving. The boy landed in a ditch on the side of the road, sustaining “moderate” injuries in the crash, which happened yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon. More: An Amish buggy crash on Wednesday afternoon injured a 15-year-old boy on Highway 190 two…
This is a follow-up on the buggy crash which happened Sunday evening in Buckingham County, Virginia (Farmville community). Authorities have now released the name of the driver, who is facing an array of charges. From CBS 19: Police say a 2005 GMC Yukon hit the rear of the buggy and initially left the scene of the crash. It stopped a short distance away, and the…
Six Amish people were injured – including three juveniles – in the latest buggy wreck in Virginia. This one happened yesterday evening in Buckingham County, VA, (Farmville community) site of previous crashes including one which left eight Amish children orphaned. In this crash it appears that everyone has survived – though some may be seriously injured. From WDBJ: BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) – Virginia State…
I know I’ve been beating this drum a lot lately…but I really can’t believe how many accidents (and some of them not at all accidents) we’re seeing reported out of Michigan lately. When I started drawing attention to the seemingly high number of incidents out of the state back in March – and things seem to have only gotten worse. Following Sunday’s report of six Amish…
Another week passes, and right on schedule, Michigan shows up in the news with another bad Amish buggy crash. It’s apparently another intoxicated driver doing their thing, with the result being six injured Amish people (most of them badly injured), with one needing immediate lifesaving measures. From WZZM: VAN BUREN COUNTY, Michigan — Six people are injured after an SUV crashed into an Amish buggy…
A bad accident happened last night in the Holmes County, Ohio Amish community. Two children were seriously injured and had to be airlifted to hospital after the buggy they were traveling in was rear-ended. More details: SUGARCREEK TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WOIO) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol says an Amish couple and their children were hurt late Wednesday when a car rear-ended their buggy. It happened…
The state of Michigan continues to increase their Amish buggy crash death toll. An Amish woman lost her life after the buggy she was in was rear-ended Friday by an SUV in Gladwin County, MI. More: GLADWIN COUNTY, Mich.— An Amish woman is dead after a buggy she was in was hit from behind on Friday afternoon. On August 1 at around 2:30 p.m., deputies…
This one happened on Tuesday evening in Ashland County, Ohio. A small Amish child had to be airlifted to Akron Children’s Hospital. Both drivers – of the Dodge Ram truck, and the buggy involved – are 19 years old. More: MILTON TOWNSHIP — A juvenile passenger in a horse-drawn buggy suffered serious injuries Tuesday evening in a crash involving a pickup truck, according to the…
This happened in St. Lawrence County, New York, a heavily-Amish part of the country no stranger to buggy crashes. I guess this person thought they could get away with hitting an Amish buggy…but soon learned otherwise. From localsyr.com: CANTON, N.Y. (WWTI) – A 35-year-old Lisbon woman is facing charges after allegedly leaving the scene of an accident that involved an Amish buggy and seriously injured…