ADAMS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Following an investigation into an Adams County crash, adults are facing charges for giving minors alcohol, and a teenager is facing the consequences of guiding a buggy while drunk.
Just after midnight Saturday morning, police, firefighters and medics responded to a crash involving two horse-drawn buggies near County Road 200 South and County Road 400 East, according to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.
First responders found a 19-year-old unconscious and missing two teeth. He was taken to a Fort Wayne hospital for treatment of his injuries, which also included a concussion, swelling, abrasions and bruising.
Investigators determined the 19-year-old was guiding a buggy and tried to pass another buggy that was in front of him, but didn’t see two buggies coming from the opposite direction until it was too late. The first oncoming buggy swerved into a ditch to avoid a crash, but the second buggy collided with the 19-year-old’s buggy head-on…