Amish Teen Dies In Buggy Accident Involving 3 Cars

An Amish teen was killed after the buggy in which he was riding was struck on a federal highway near this community of about 200 residents. Jonas Beiler, 17, of Econony was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on U.S. 35, about 2 miles east of town, said Sgt. John Bowling of Indiana State Police. When Trooper Joshua Bayly arrived at the scene about 70 miles east of Indianapolis, he found the accident involving a horse-drawn buggy and three cars. The buggy, driven by Michael Lapp, 21 of Modoc, Ind., was northbound on U.S. 35 and had no lights, a preliminary investigation showed.