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Crash kills girl, injures boy riding in Amish buggy in Michigan

On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, around 8 a.m. In Lawrence Township, Michigan, an SUV rear-ended a horse-drawn Amish buggy on a county road, resulting in fatalities and injuries.
The crash occurred in an area where the presence of the Amish community and their horse-drawn buggies on the roadways is known.
The buggy had two occupants: an 8-year-old girl who died at the hospital and a 12-year-old boy who was critically injured and hospitalized; the horse also died as a result of the crash.
The 31-year-old female driver of the Ford SUV was arrested and lodged at the county jail for allegedly operating under the influence of an unknown substance, while she and her two passengers were uninjured.
Spl/Lt. DuWayne Robinson of the state police emphasized that horse and buggies have the same right to the roadway as passenger vehicles, and it is legal for children to operate them without adult supervision.

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