MILLERSBURG - A Nappanee teen died Sunday night after she was involved in a two-pickup collision in Elkhart County.
Nichole Hostetler, 19, of 29172 CR 52, Nappanee, died when the pickup she was in, driven by Joseph A. Miller, 18, Goshen, collided with a pickup driven by Darin Schlabach, 18, Millersburg, at the intersection of CR 36 and East County Line Road in Elkhart County.
The Elkhart County Fatal Alcohol Crash Team was called to the scene to investigate. Syracuse Fire Department assisted.
Miller, Schlabach and a passenger in Schlabach's vehicle, Luaine Miller, 17, Shipshewana, all suffered internal injuries.
Elkhart County Sheriff's Department arrested Schlabach Monday on a charge of driving while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury.
Hostetler's obituary appears on page 3A of today's Times-Union.
