5 Teens Escape Serious Injury In Crash
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
LEESBURG - Five Wawasee High School students escaped serious injuries Wednesday when the car they were in left the roadway and rolled over several times.
According to the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, the driver of the car was Matthew J. Miller, 16, of Milford. The accident occurred about 1:20 p.m.
Sgt. Chad Hill of the KCSD said Miller took his eyes off the road and, when he looked back, there was a small animal in front of him. Miller swerved his car to avoid the animal, causing the vehicle to roll several times into the yard of Robert Bishop, West CR 700N, west of Leesburg.
Hill said the fact that all five of the occupants of the car were wearing seat belts "greatly diminished" the injuries the teen-agers suffered.
Passengers in the car were Amber L. Miller, 14, Milford; Austin P. Miller, 16, Leesburg; and Travis A. Smith, 16, and Haley P. Plikerd, 15, both of Syracuse.
All five of the teens suffered minor injuries, police said, and were treated at Kosciusko Community Hospital and released.
Police said alcohol was not a factor in the accident.
Assisting at the scene were personnel from Leesburg Fire Department and Plain Township and Multi-Township emergency medical services. [[In-content Ad]]
LEESBURG - Five Wawasee High School students escaped serious injuries Wednesday when the car they were in left the roadway and rolled over several times.
According to the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, the driver of the car was Matthew J. Miller, 16, of Milford. The accident occurred about 1:20 p.m.
Sgt. Chad Hill of the KCSD said Miller took his eyes off the road and, when he looked back, there was a small animal in front of him. Miller swerved his car to avoid the animal, causing the vehicle to roll several times into the yard of Robert Bishop, West CR 700N, west of Leesburg.
Hill said the fact that all five of the occupants of the car were wearing seat belts "greatly diminished" the injuries the teen-agers suffered.
Passengers in the car were Amber L. Miller, 14, Milford; Austin P. Miller, 16, Leesburg; and Travis A. Smith, 16, and Haley P. Plikerd, 15, both of Syracuse.
All five of the teens suffered minor injuries, police said, and were treated at Kosciusko Community Hospital and released.
Police said alcohol was not a factor in the accident.
Assisting at the scene were personnel from Leesburg Fire Department and Plain Township and Multi-Township emergency medical services. [[In-content Ad]]