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Dennis Bowers, 49, Claypool, is in critical condition today at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, after being hit by a pickup on CR 1000S, Claypool. Bowers was driving a riding lawn mower in the westbound lane at 6 p.m. when a pickup driven by Aaron Engle, 24, Huntertown, approached in the same lane. Engle's pickup struck Bowers and threw him and his mower 35 feet. Bowers was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital for injuries to his head and leg. He was then airlifted, via Samaritan, to Parkview, where he remains in critical condition. Assisting at the scene were Sidney and Chester fire departments, LifeMed EMS and Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department.
