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BURKET - A Rochester man is in critical condition after a Sunday evening accident near Burket.
Ryan R. Utter, 19, of North CR 650E, Rochester, was airlifted from the scene of the 7:05 p.m. one-car accident off Beaver Dam Road, south of CR 700S.
According to a Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department press release, Utter was southbound on Beaver Dam Road when he went off the east side of the road for an unknown reason. Utter's car went into a bean field, where it rolled over several times.
Utter was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from his car during the accident. He suffered head injuries and was found unconscious at the scene.
He is a patient at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Assisting at the scene of the accident were personnel from Burket Fire Department and Multi-Township and Mentone emergency medical services.
The accident remains under investigation.
