Sheriff's Car Hits Amish Buggy

A Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department patrol car collided with an Amish buggy as it was responding to a report of an underage party Sunday evening.

Sheriff's deputies say the Amish buggies were traveling in both lanes of Clymer Hill Road in Sherman when the patrol vehicle approached them. One of the buggies moved aside, but another one -- driven by 20-year-old Marty Troyer of Panaman -- moved into the other lane and collided with the car.

The buggy flipped onto its side, and the horse separated from the buggy and ran to a nearby stream. A passenger, 19-year-old Marvin Byler of Sherman, suffered minor injuries when his leg was caught underneath the buggy.

Two of the other buggies fled the scene after the crash.

Deputies say Marty, Marianne and Leroy Troyer and Marvin Byler had been drinking alcohol, and there were several containers in the buggy. They were charged with possession of alcohol. Marty Troyer faces an additional charge of unlawfully dealing with a child because he had hosted the reported party.

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