Six children were hurt in an accident involving a car and a horse-drawn buggy which was carrying the children. The accident occurred about 8 a.m. on Sept. 28 on Route D in Daviess County.
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Neighbors of the Amish families report that only one of the children, Jemima Miller, 13, is still in the hospital at Children’s Mercy. She will need surgery on her toes, feet and legs. Both legs were injured and she will be in a wheelchair for several weeks.
The other children, who were taken to Cameron Hospital, are home with various injuries and hope to be back to school in the next week or so. They are Abraham Bontrager, 10, Allen Bontrager, 8, Susan Bontrager, 11, Lydia Miller, 15, and Susie Miller, 11. The children were all from Kidder.
Kacey Taylor, a neighbor, cared for the horse involved in the accident and said that the horse is doing fine. The mare had a little road rash, and some cuts and scrapes. She has been returned to her Amish owners.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident happened when Glen Segar, 53, Hamilton, was eastbound on Route D at 190th Street, about five miles north of Hamilton.
A horse drawn buggy driven by Abraham Bontrager, 10, Kidder, was also eastbound on Route D, traveling at a slow rate of speed. Mr. Segar struck the rear of the buggy with his 2012 Chevrolet Sonic. Both vehicles came to rest in the eastbound lane. The Chevrolet and the buggy were both extensively damaged.
The accident was investigated by Cpl. J.M. Cross, assisted by Sgt. L.M. Newman, Sgt. J.S. Johnson, Cpl. M.S. Belshe, Tpr. S.J. Cool, and the Daviess County Sheriff’s Department.