Of the four siblings in the Amish buggy, who ranged from 6 to 13 years old, three died. One, a 6-year-old boy, was seriously injured.
CHARLOTTE — Prosecutors will not be filing charges against an 83-year-old Vermontville man who struck and killed three Amish children riding home from school in a horse-drawn buggy. The man was driving west on Vermontville Highway near Ainger Road in September 2019 in Chester Township, between Vermontville and Charlotte, when he struck the buggy from behind, according to a press release from the Eaton County Prosecutor’s Office. The State Journal is not naming the man because he has not been charged with a crime. Of the four siblings in the buggy, who ranged in age from 6 to 13 years old, three died. One, a 6-year-old boy, was seriously injured. The prosecutor’s office decided not to file charges after consulting with the parents of the children and considering the possible punishments, according to the release. Prosecutors could have charged the man with three counts of a misdemeanor moving violation causing death, which would be punishable by up to a year in jail and two years of probation.
