KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. – The Sheriff’s Office reports that two people died in a head-on crash in rural Kosciusko County.
According to sheriff’s officials, the two-car incident occurred at 8:49 p.m. on Thanksgiving on Old Road 30, west of Brallier Road.
Deputies said Manuel Apolinar Tlahuetl, 24, of Warsaw, and Heather M. Rice, 54, of Columbia City, died at the scene after colliding head-on. Deputies said they were not sure what caused the crash.
Rice’s passenger suffered internal injuries and was transferred to a Fort Wayne hospital in critical condition.
Deputies are still investigating the crash.
Reference: Two killed in head-on crash on Old Road 30 north of Pierceton