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Shelby County fatal buggy crash: Victims remain hospitalized, one child in critical condition

SHELBY COUNTY — UPDATE @ 5:50 P.M. (April 25)

The two children that were thrown from a horse-drawn buggy, after a car hit them, are still being treated at Children’s Hospital in Dayton. Elmer Schwartz, 18-months old, is in fair condition and Ester Schwartz, 4-months old, is in critical condition. The children’s mother Sarah Schwartz was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash and their father Henry Schwartz was transported from the scene of the crash to Miami Valley Hospital in critical condition.

UPDATE @ 2:35 p.m.: 

Deputies have identified the victims of a fatal crash involving a horse-drawn buggy in Shelby County Friday night.

Sarah Schwartz, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Ohio 47 near the Logan, Shelby county line around 9:10 p.m. Friday, according to a media release from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

Sarah’s husband, Henry Schwartz, 26, and their two children, Elmer, 18-months, and Ester, 4-months, were all ejected in the crash, deputies said.

Elmer and Ester were transported by a CareFlight medical helicopter to Dayton Children’s Hospital and remain in critical condition.

Henry was transported to Miami Valley Hospital where he is also listed in critical condition, deputies said.

Earlier, the Steven Eugene Hunter, who deputies have accused of fleeing the scene of the crash, made an initial court appearance in a Shelby County court. Hunter’s bond was set at $150,000.

FIRST REPORT: 

A man accused of leaving the scene of a fatal crash involving a horse-drawn buggy in Shelby County made an initial court appearance Monday morning.

FIRST REPORT: SUV hits buggy: Woman killed, husband, 2 infants critical

Steven Eugene Hunter, 42, has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident in connection to the crash that killed a 23-year-old woman Friday night.

Hunter’s bond was set at $150,000, per the request of the county prosecutor, during the arraignment in Sidney Municipal Court.

Additional details about the crash have not been released by investigators. At last check, three people, including two children and a man, were all in critical condition at Dayton hospitals.

We’ll update this page as new details become available.

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