Driver arrested for OWI after crashing into side of horse and buggy, leaving two injured

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ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. -- The Elkhart County Sheriff's Office reports deputies responded to S.R. 4 and C.R. 127 for a crash involving a pickup truck and a horse and buggy around 6:02 p.m., Saturday.

The report states a 2022 GMC pickup truck, driven by 24-year-old Daniel Beiler of Gap, Pa., was traveling west on S.R. 4 when it hit a horse and buggy's rear passenger side while it was also traveling west.

The buggy's occupants included the driver, a 34-year-old Goshen man, and passengers including a 30-year-old woman, 6-year-old boy, 8-year-old boy, and 1-year-old girl.

The woman complained of chest pain, while the 6-year-old boy suffered a laceration above his eye.

The boy and the woman were both taken to Goshen Hospital.

Deputies say Beiler was found to be operating a vehicle while intoxicated and was incarcerated at the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office.

No other injuries were reported.

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