Yet Another Michigan Amish Buggy Hit-and-Run. Suspect Still At Large
Yet another hit-and-run on an Amish buggy in Michigan – a state which has been building a reputation for this sort of thing. Police are currently seeking the driver in a crash which happened May 30th. From ABC12:
SANILAC COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) – A hit-and-run involving a car and a horse-drawn buggy left an Amish man and his horse with serious injuries on Friday evening.
Michigan State Police troopers from the Caro Post say the crash occurred around 6:20 p.m. at the intersection of Peck and Isles roads in Sanilac County’s Flynn Township.
Police say a 35-year-old Amish man was traveling east on Peck Road when his buggy was rear-ended by a white passenger car, which then fled the scene.
Both the man and his horse suffered “serious injuries”; the man was rushed to hospital for treatment. I wouldn’t be surprised if the horse had to be put down, but there is no information about that.
The driver is still at large. Police are searching for “a white or light-colored 2010 to 2014 Ford Fusion with front-end damage.”
Sanilac County is home to a sizeable Amish community of around 700 people in the vicinity of Marlette. The Cass City Amish community also spills into Sanilac County, but based on the location this appears to involve someone from the Marlette community.
If you have info, the numbers to call are: Michigan State Police Caro Post at 989-673-2156 or Sanilac County Central Dispatch at 810-648-2000.
Michigan…again
I don’t want to keep picking on Michigan…but the state has been building a bad reputation as far as incidents against the Amish.
Multiple hit-and-runs, a stream of cases of Amish children being killed or seriously injured in buggy crashes, and a machete-wielding man threatening the Amish are “highlights” of recent years.
I do again note that Michigan has one of the larger Amish populations, and perhaps news outlets in the state are simply more thorough in covering such cases prominently.
I would also note that sometimes it’s not the English driver’s fault. Such was the case last years when a runaway buggy seriously injured a non-Amish man in a crash – or this bizarre 2016 incident where the Amish buggy was actually the perpetrator of the hit-and-run.
That said, I would agree with the reader who said “Seems like Michigan is bad for this stuff.”
Hit & Run
Make another road for the
buggys only. Guard rails between street and Buggy road.
Straight, level roadway
According to maps, the Isles and Peck Road intersection, and the areas leading up to it, are straight and level; I don’t see a roadway dip or a curve in sight.
I hope that the man is okay, and that his horse be both physically AND mentally TSS when both have healed.
Caro area isn’t very large; someone is sure to notice a white Ford Fusion with the front end damage.