Police ID teens critically injured in Fulton County crash

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Police ID teens critically injured in Fulton County crash

A serious crash Saturday afternoon in Fulton County sent 10 people to the hospital, including five teenagers riding in the same car, the Indiana State Police said.

The accident happened about 4:20 p.m. near the intersection of S.R. 19 and East Division Road, north of Akron, when a car driven westbound by 17-year-old Seth Mathias, of Rochester, collided with an SUV headed north on S.R. 19, driven by 33-year-old Timothy Richey of Huntington.

All five occupants of the 1996 Chrysler Sebring driven by Mathias were flown to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, where hospital staff said four of them remained in critical condition early Sunday. The five include:

  • Mathias, in critical condition with a severe head injury.
  • Courtney Engle, 16, of Akron, in fair condition.
  • Jessica Imel, 15, of Rochester, in critical condition with a severe head injury.
  • Trevor Williams, 17, of Akron, in critical condition with a head injury.
  • Brandon Keller, 18, of Rochester, in critical condition with a head injury.

    The five people traveling in Richey's 2001 Dodge Durango were taken to Woodlawn Hospital in Rochester, where two of them were treated. They include:

  • Richey, who was treated and released for a knee injury.
  • Samantha Richey, 13, whose left wrist was broken.

    Investigators said the accident happened when Mathias failed to yield right-of-way to Richey at the intersection.

    For further updates on this developing story, stay with SBT24/7News and WSBT.com.

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