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NEW PARIS - A Syracuse teen is dead and another seriously injured after a Saturday afternoon accident in Elkhart County.
Gunner Benjamin Pender, 18, of CR 35, Syracuse, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 2:40 p.m. accident at the intersection of Elkhart CRs 46 and 17, near New Paris.
Pender suffered internal injuries when the car he was driving struck a pole. He was eastbound on CR 46 when he apparently lost control of his vehicle.
A passenger in the vehicle, Hannah Detweiller, 18, of CR 29, Syracuse, suffered head injuries and was airlifted to Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, where she was listed in serious condition this morning.
According to an Indiana State Police report, both Pender and Detweiller were wearing seat belts at the time of the accident.
