Elsie Yoder, 23, killed and Mervin Yoder, 27, injured when buggy struck by pickup on Highway 92 in Leon Township, Minnesota

Modified Date: 
Mon, 09/25/2017 - 3:33pm
Accident Date: 
Saturday, September 23, 2017

Pickup driver rear-ends Amish buggy in NW Minnesota; rider critically hurt

  A pickup truck driver under the influence of alcohol remains jailed Sunday after he crashed into the back of an Amish buggy in northwestern Minnesota and left one of the occupants fighting for her life, authorities said.

Pickup strikes Amish buggy in NW Minnesota, kills rider

The Star Tribune reports a 27-year-old man from Nevis who was driving the Ford F-350 pickup was jailed Sunday pending charges.   

Pickup driver charged in fatal buggy crash in NW Minnesota

Twenty-seven-year-old Christopher Baumann of Bemidji is charged with criminal vehicular homicide in the Saturday night crash in Clearwater County.   

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Elsie Yoder
Mervin Yoder
Christopher Baumann
Roadway: 
Highway 92

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