Sadly, Another Amish Buggy Death

The Sentinel Online - Archived Story: "Amish couple hospitalized
By Tiffany Pakkala, February 28, 2005
An elderly Amish couple was in Hershey Medical Center this morning after their buggy was struck and destroyed Sunday by a Ford Escort Sunday in Franklin County.


State police at Chambersburg say Donald Ulsh, 67, of Orrstown, was eastbound behind the horse-drawn vehicle on Rowe Run Road, Southampton Township, but failed to see it. He rear-ended the buggy at 9 a.m., police say.

The Amish couple, Eugene and Mary Weaver, also of Orrstown, were taken to the hospital by Life Lion Helicopter, which landed in a nearby field.

Thrown from buggy

A witness who was at the scene said Mary Weaver was apparently thrown from the buggy and was lying unconscious, partially under the horse, when emergency crews arrived.

The animal also was seriously injured and is not expected to survive.

Ulsh was not injured in the crash.



In addition to state police, West End Fire & Rescue, Pleasant Hall Fire & EMS, Cumberland Valley EMS and West Shore medic units from both Shippensburg and Chambersburg assisted at the scene.

Mary Weaver was listed in critical condition this morning.

Eugene Weaver's condition was not immediately available today, but he was listed in stable condition Sunday evening.

� Sentinel Correspondent Denny Clopper contributed to this story. "