CAMDEN — The driver of a horse-drawn buggy was killed in a two-vehicle accident south of this Carroll County community Monday morning.
Sixty-four-year-old Steven Royer of rural Camden was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple blunt force trauma. He was thrown into a side ditch when a Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck slammed into his horse-drawn buggy.
Carroll County Sheriff’s Deputy John Chapman said witnesses told police a pick-up truck ran over the back of the buggy, crushing it.
Chapman said the truck’s driver, 87-year-old John Justice of Logansport, told police that he did not see the buggy as they both drove on the southbound lane of Ind. 75, near 275W, between Camden and Flora.
Royer, a member of the Old Brethren German Baptist Community, and the horse that was pulling the buggy were found dead as emergency crews arrived on the scene. There were no other passengers.
Justice suffered a minor injury to the hand in the accident and has been released to family members, Chapman said. He added that no charges had been filed.
“Accident reconstruction crews were called in to assist, and all information has been forwarded to the Carroll County prosecutor for review,” Chapman said.
Ind. 75 remained closed to traffic until 2:30 p.m. Monday, almost three hours after the 9-1-1 call reporting the accident.
As emergency workers cleared the debris, only the wheels of the buggy were visible beneath the silver truck. The horse lay motionless on the pavement.
Kevin Smith can be contacted at (574) 732-5148 or via e-mail at kevin.smith@pharostribune.com
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BUGGY CRUSHED: The small wheels and twisted wooden frame are all that remains of a horse drawn buggy after a wreck on Ind. 75 near Camden Monday morning. The driver of the pick-up truck told police he did not see the buggy. P-T photo | Angi Turnpaugh
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CRASH AFTERMATH: A member of the Old Brethren German Baptist Community looks on from the side of the road as investigators discuss the causes of the fatal crash. P-T photo | Angi Turnpaugh
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FATAL ACCIDENT: The driver of this truck told police he did not see the horse-drawn buggy in time to avoid a wreck that took the life of a 64-year-old rural Camden man. P-T photo | Angi Turnpaugh
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SHARED PAIN: Members of the Old Brethren German Baptist Community console each other at the scene of a wreck that claimed the life of one of their members. P-T photo | Angi Turnpaugh
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