In many parts of rural Indiana, nighttime brings a deep stillness. Fields stretch quietly under the stars, homes dim their lights early, and roads that once carried farm equipment and horse-drawn buggies return to near silence. It was along one such stretch of roadway that a devastating collision unfolded—an incident that would alter lives, ripple through a close-knit community, and renew urgent conversations about road safety and shared responsibility.
On the night of October 7, a Jeep traveling along State Road 218 near Berne, Indiana, struck a horse-drawn Amish buggy from behind. The crash transformed a peaceful rural route into the scene of a major emergency response and left an entire community grappling with grief, concern, and unanswered questions.