Accident in Kosciusko County Kills 1, Injures 2

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Fatal accident on Old Road 30 in Kosciusko County

(Photo courtesy Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department)

By Tiffany Griffin

Story Created: Dec 5, 2007 at 6:36 AM EST

Story Updated: Dec 5, 2007 at 12:50 PM EST

(WSBT) One person died and two ended up in the hospital after a crash in Kosciusko County.

Police say Ryan Herrick, 19, was going west on Old Road 30 Tuesday afternoon southeast of Etna Green.

He passed a car near the 800 West intersection and then lost control, crossing the center line and hitting a truck almost head-on.

The truck driver, 76-year-old Keith Hoffer of Atwood, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Herrick was airlifted to Memorial Hospital in South Bend where he was last listed in stable condition.

A passenger in his car, 20-year-old Joshua Clemons of Bourbon, was also flown to Memorial where he's listed in critical condition.

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