On Friday, May 16, at 5:54 pm, Marshall County Central Dispatch received a call regarding a 2 motor vehicle collision with a horse-drawn buggy at the intersection of US 6 and Dogwood Road.
When Officers arrived on the scene, it was determined that a 2024 Chevy Silverado pulling a trailer was stopped on the south side of US 6. The driver of the Chevy, Brian Blake, 41, of South Bend, entered the intersection and failed to yield to a west-bound 2013 Volvo XC70, being driven by Michael Henry, 20, of Bremen. The collision caused the Chevy to run into a stopped horse-drawn Buggy, being operated by Nathan Slabaugh, of Wakarusa.
All the occupants of the Buggy were transported to Memorial Hospital to be evaluated. The other two drivers were checked out on scene by EMS but denied treatment.
Newcomer’s Towing and Reichert-Knepp Towing were called to the scene to remove the motor vehicles. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department was assisted on scene by Bremen Police, Fire, and EMS, Nappanee EMS, Newcomer’s Towing, and Reichert-Knepp Towing.
