An Amish man is dead after the buggy was operating was hit by a car Thursday afternoon.
Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies say Peggy Miles of Panama, New York, was on Weeks Road in the Town of Harmony at just before 5 p.m. when she fell asleep at the wheel. Her car rear-ended and destroyed the buggy.
Henry Koffman Jr. Panama was pronounced dead at the scene. Rachel Koffman and a child were taken by Star Flight to UPMC Hamot in Erie for treatment of serious injuries. Two others in the buggy were taken by ambulance to the hospital.
The investigation is continuing. The sheriff’s office is reminding people to use extra caution when sharing the road with Amish buggies.