Police responded to a hit-skip accident Monday after a semi struck another vehicle, forcing it over a guardrail and into a ditch. According to Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Chad Hill, officers responded just after 10 a.m. Monday at the intersection of U.S. 30 and CR 450E. Hill said a vehicle driven by Darrel Gene Huffman, 64, Columbia City, was traveling westbound on U.S. 30 and slowing to turn north of CR 450E when it was struck from behind by a semi truck. The collision forced Huffman’s vehicle over a guardrail, and the vehicle then rolled down an embankment. Officers located the vehicle in the ditch when they arrived on scene. The semi truck left the scene of the accident. Huffman suffered a broken arm and was transported via EMS to Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, where he is scheduled for surgery to repair damage to his arm. Hill said police are still attempting to locate the semi truck but have no license plate or other information other than the truck had a red cab. Anyone who may have witnessed the accident or who may have information on the semi truck or its driver are asked to call the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department at 574-267-5667.
