Vehicle Strikes Amish Buggy Near Sullivan
SULLIVAN — The Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Sullivan Fire Department, and Polk Jackson EMS responded to a vehicle-versus-Amish buggy crash Wednesday, Sept. 24, on U.S. Route 224 east of Sullivan near County Road 391.
According to troopers, a 2018 GMC Canyon driven by Kelsey Struckoff, 22, of Nova, struck the rear of an eastbound buggy operated by Daniel Swartzentruber, 44, of Sullivan. A 16-year-old passenger was also in the buggy.
The buggy went off the right side of the roadway and overturned. Swartzentruber and the passenger were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The horse received minor injuries.
Struckoff was not injured and was cited for assured clear distance ahead. Troopers said drugs and alcohol were not factors in the crash.
After repeated request for a follow-up on the crash, Sorry for the long wait.
