Metro Detroit Man Arrested In Crash With Amish Buggy: Sheriff
GLADWIN COUNTY, MICHIGAN, JUL 7 – Two Amish occupants were seriously injured after a Livonia man allegedly drove intoxicated and crashed into their buggy, police said. The suspect awaits arraignment in Gladwin County.
- On July 4 at approximately 11:12 p.m., a 22-year-old man from Livonia crashed his 2019 Toyota 4Runner into an Amish buggy while driving eastbound on Wirtz Road close to Nickless Road in Gladwin County.
- The driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence resulting in injury following the crash.
- Two passengers in the buggy—a young Amish woman aged 22 and a 16-year-old Amish boy—suffered serious injuries and were hospitalized, where they remained in stable condition.
- Officials responding to the incident included Gladwin EMS, firefighters from the Gladwin Rural Fire Department, state police investigators specializing in crash cases, and the sheriff’s office, which reported the arrest and ongoing inquiry.
- The driver was held in the Gladwin County Jail as of Monday pending his arraignment, with authorities withholding his name until court proceedings occur; this crash adds to a series of recent incidents involving Amish buggies in Michigan.
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Metro Detroiter to be charged in Amish buggy crash in mid-Michigan
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Livonia man faces charges after police say he crashed into an Amish buggy while drunk on the 4th of July, injuring 2 people
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