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PLYMOUTH - A mother and daughter were killed Saturday and six others were injured in a two-car collision at the intersection of Ind. 17 and 13th Road, near Plymouth.
Dorothy R. Harness, 71, of 303 S. Main St., Bourbon, and Viola Hajicek, 95, of the same address, were transported to St. Joseph Medical Center, Plymouth. Harness was pronounced dead on arrival, and Hajicek was airlifted to Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, where she later died. Both suffered internal injuries. Their obituaries appear on Page 3A of today's edition.
The driver of the other vehicle, Alfonso D. Salary, 36, of Culver, and five passengers in his truck were treated at St. Joseph Medical Center, Plymouth, and released, a Marshall County Sheriff's Department report said.
According to the report, Harness was westbound on 13th Road and stopped at the stop sign at Ind. 17 and Salary was northbound on Ind. 17. Harness proceeded across Ind. 17 into the path of the Salary's truck and was struck broadside in the driver's door. The accident occurred at 3:26 p.m.
Damage was estimated at $5,000 to $10,000 to Harness's car and $2,500 to $5,000 to Salary's truck.
