NAPPANEE - An accident in Nappanee Tuesday claimed the life of a Bremen man.
Around 7:12 a.m. Tuesday, the Nappanee Dispatch Center received a call about an accident on Cheyenne Street, Nappanee. The 911 call came from Newmar Industries.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found Edward O. Burkholder, 41, of Bremen, laying in the roadway unresponsive. Burkholder was being attended to by fellow Newmar employees.
Burkholder was taken to South Bend Memorial Hospital for treatment of serious head trauma. Burkholder was pronounced dead at South Bend Memorial Hospital at 2:52 p.m.
According to witnesses, Burkholder was riding in the back of a pickup truck when it hit a bump, causing Burkholder to fall and hit his head on the pavement.
The accident remains under investigation by the Nappanee Police Department.
