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A Buggy Was Rear-Ended. 8 Children Were Orphaned

The Esh family was close to their Virginia home when they were hit

(Newser) - Eight children were injured—and left orphaned—on Sunday night when their family's horse-drawn buggy was rear-ended in central Virginia. The Amish family's buggy, which did have working lights and the required reflective "slow-moving vehicle" placard, was hit by a Toyota Tundra that initially left the scene...

4 Children Dead as Buggy Overturns in Flood Waters

Another Amish child missing after Wednesday accident in Kentucky

(Newser) - Four Amish children have been found dead and another remains missing after a horse and buggy overturned in flood waters in Kentucky on Wednesday. The carriage overturned shortly before 5pm as the children and their mother were attempting to cross a low-water bridge over a flooded stream in Bath County,...

Mennonite Carriage 'Literally Destroyed' in Missouri Crash

Boy killed, 4 seriously injured

(Newser) - A pickup truck slammed into a horse-drawn carriage in Missouri on Thursday, killing an 8-year-old Mennonite boy and seriously injuring four members of his family, including two other children, authorities say. The crash happened at around 6:45am in a remote area of St. Francois County, about 80 miles southwest...

Driver Charged in Wreck That Killed 3 Amish Children

Mich. police say Tyler Frye was intoxicated when he plowed into back of buggy in Michigan

(Newser) - A man is now charged in the deaths of three Amish children after Michigan police say he drove his truck into the back of their buggy , reports CNN . The driver, identified as Tyler Frye, has been charged on three counts of operating under the influence causing death, two counts of...

Drunk Buggy Driving? Amish Collide With Cop Car

4 young adults charged with illegal possession of alcohol

(Newser) - Just because they drive buggies instead of cars doesn't mean Amish kids can't get into trouble. Four were arrested and charged with illegal possession of alcohol last night after their buggy crashed—directly into a police car, NBC Philadelphia reports. At the time, police were responding to a...

Amish Girl Shot Dead in Buggy

 Amish Girl Shot Dead in Buggy 
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Dec 20, 2011 10:28 AM CST

Amish Girl Shot Dead in Buggy

Ohio shooting ruled a homicide

(Newser) - The case of a young Amish girl who was fatally shot while driving her horse and buggy home from a Christmas party has been ruled a homicide. Rachel Yoder, 15, died on Friday, a day after she was found lying on the ground outside her family's Ohio home. Relatives...

Amish Men Jailed Over Buggy Ruckus
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Sep 17, 2011 11:46 AM CDT

Amish Men Jailed Over Buggy Ruckus

They were fined over lack of safety sign, refused to pay

(Newser) - Eight Amish men in Kentucky have begun serving time in jail—all over a bright orange triangle. The men were issued fines over their failure to display a safety sign on the backs of their horse-drawn buggies, but refused to pay, along with associated court fees. They explained that forking...

Amish Teen Takes Cops on Buggy Chase

Police say he was drinking a beer

(Newser) - You shouldn't drink and drive—no matter what kind of horsepower you're riding. A 17-year-old Amish boy driving a buggy in upstate New York led deputies on a short chase after they saw him with an open can of beer, reports the Buffalo News . Once stopped, deputies say...

Amish Buggy Drag Race Results in Accident, Ticket

Nobody is injured after mishap on county road

(Newser) - The driver of an Amish buggy racing another to church has been ticketed after the race caused an accident on a county road in Ashland, Ohio. Jacob Raber was alongside the other buggy when he had to swerve to avoid an approaching car, say police. He clipped the car, though...

Buggy-Driving Amish Teen Tries to Flee Police

Levi Detweiler's parents probably not too happy

(Newser) - In today's Odd Crimes Department, 17-year-old Levi Detweiler was arrested after leading police on a one-mile chase—a very slow mile, we're guessing. The Amish teen was piloting a horse and buggy in Leon, NY, when he allegedly ran a stop sign and then refused to pull over, CBS News...

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