Five Injured in Three-Vehicle Accident in Marshall County

Five people were injured, including three children, in a three-vehicle accident Monday, October 14 at the intersection of U.S. 6 and Quince Road in Marshall County.

Marshall County Central Dispatch received a call just after 3:30 p.m. ET about the accident. According to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, it was learned that a west-facing 2008 Chevy Silverado, driven by Dana Shaum of Walkerton, was stopped on U.S. 6 waiting to turn south onto Quince Road. A 2019 GMC Terrain, driven by Jessica Sheaks of Walkerton, was traveling west and failed to yield to the stopped Silverado and rear-ended the pickup truck, according to the report. The collision pushed the Silverado into the east bound lane, where it was struck by an eastbound 2017 Chevy Silverado, driven by Timothy Krohn of Walkerton.

Those who were injured were transported to area hospitals.

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department was assisted at the scene by the Indiana State Police, an Indiana Conservation Officer, Walkerton Police Department, Polk Township Fire Department and EMS, LaPaz EMS, and Bremen EMS.