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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.

Showing of 669 results for Accidents.

ID	102444
Title of Article	Driver in fatal crash gets 7 years
Notes	Joseph Klein
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Krystal Gunter
Date	Oct 03, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Indiana Department of Correction, Traffic Accidents

ID	102345
Title of Article	Deadly intersection gets signage improvements
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	C.R. 40 to the C.R. 17 intersection
Date	Sep 18, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Signs, Road

ID	102268
Title of Article	Victims named in double fatality
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Sep 03, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Traffic Accidents

ID	102176
Title of Article	Accused driver in fatal moped crash appears in court
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Joseph Bailey
Date	Aug 27, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Traffic Accidents

ID	102135
Title of Article	Driver arrested in fatal hit-and-run crash
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Joseph Bailey
Date	Aug 19, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Crime

ID	102138
Title of Article	Elkhart man killed in motorcycle crash
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 19, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Traffic Accidents

ID	102037
Title of Article	Motorcyclist killed, passenger injured in hit-and-run
Notes	Caleb Watson
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 12, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Traffic Accidents, Elkhart Communications Center

ID	102035
Title of Article	Man accused of fleeing after striking child with car
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 11, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Elkhart Police Department

ID	101995
Title of Article	68-year-old man killed in fiery crash
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jun 24, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Goshen Police Department, Traffic Accidents

ID	99261
Title of Article	2 found dead in pickup pulled from river
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Theo Bean; Tireno Washington
Date	Nov 15, 2024
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County, St. Joseph River, Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department, Accidents

ID	98663
Title of Article	Boy on bicycle dies after collision with Jeep
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Sep 12, 2024
Page	A1
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Bicycle Riders

ID	98656
Title of Article	Vehicle hits children on bicycles in early morning crash
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Sep 11, 2024
Page	A1
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Bicycle Riders

ID	98581
Title of Article	8 felony counts filed in crash with motorcycles
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Sep 05, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Traffic Accidents

ID	100077
Title of Article	Driver accused of striking 3 pedestrians pleads guilty
Notes	Denis Garay Villalta
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 08, 2024
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Drug Abuse

ID	96052
Title of Article	Six-vehicle crash leaves driver critically injured
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Vehicle involved in crash
Date	Mar 20, 2024
Page	A1
Subjects	Traffic Accidents

ID	94778
Title of Article	Trapped in crashed truck, man is rescued after 6 days
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Matt Reum; Police rescue man in truck
Date	Dec 28, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Accidents, Mishawaka, IN

ID	94039
Title of Article	$1.75 settlement reached in fatal Walorski crash
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Edith Schmucker
Date	Nov 18, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	Walorski, Jackie, Traffic Accidents, Lawsuits

ID	93393
Title of Article	Nappanee man faces multiple charges after fatal crash
Notes	Juan Solano Cruz; Elizabeth Borkholder
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Juan Solano Cruz
Date	Oct 19, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Drunk Driving, Lawsuits

ID	93397
Title of Article	Driver arrested in fatal crash with van
Notes	Elizabeth Borkholder; Juan Solano Cruz
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 17, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	Traffic Accidents

ID	92516
Title of Article	Driver in fatal hit-and-run gets 24 years
Notes	Blaine Fisher; McKade Nielsen
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ronnie Hapner
Date	Sep 08, 2023
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Homicides, Traffic Accidents

ID	93338
Title of Article	Hit-and-run crash turns fatal
Notes	Carolyn Goddard
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Sep 06, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Homicides, Traffic Accidents

ID	93337
Title of Article	'Blue for Eli
Notes	Elijah Coryn
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Northridge and Mishawaka High School students honor the life of Eli Coryn during a football game
Date	Sep 05, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	Northridge High School, Traffic Accidents

ID	93106
Title of Article	New details released in fatal U.S. 20 crash
Notes	Elijah Coryn
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 30, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Northridge High School

ID	92278
Title of Article	17-year-old Northridge student killed in crash
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elijah Coryn
Date	Aug 29, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Middlebury Community Schools

ID	92781
Title of Article	2-year-old boy fatally struck by SUV
Notes	Holland State Park
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 24, 2023
Page	A3
Subjects	Traffic Accidents

ID	92691
Title of Article	Seven injured when Jeep strikes horse-drawn carriage
Notes	Andrea Marchland, Karen Miller, Randy Miller
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 22, 2023
Page	A5
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Carriages, Horseless

ID	91685
Title of Article	Hapner pleads guilty in crash that killed, injured teens
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ronnie Hapner
Date	Aug 11, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Homicides, Traffic Accidents, Greenleaf Boulevard

ID	90975
Title of Article	Concord alumna dies in Alaska helicopter crash
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tori Moore
Date	Jul 25, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Concord High School, Elkhart Natives, Accidents, Air

ID	90907
Title of Article	June trial set in pedestrian death lawsuit
Notes	Dolly Smith, Courtney Smith, Shawn Wolcott, Allison Mikel Smith, Bradley Smith
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 20, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Traffic Accidents, Lawsuits

ID	90636
Title of Article	Campaign reminds drivers: Speed kills
Notes	Speeding Slows You Down Campaign
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 12, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Traffic Safety Partnership, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Traffic Accidents

ID	90386
Title of Article	Motorcycle crash Wednesday hospitalizes off-duty officer
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Leonard Dolshenko
Date	Jun 30, 2023
Page	A5
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Motorcycle Riders, Traffic Accidents

ID	90171
Title of Article	Terrifying crash on Toll Road ends well
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart Fire Department ladder truck helping stranded passengers; firemen helping stranded passengers in rental truck
Date	Jun 10, 2023
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	Fire Department, Elkhart, Indiana Toll Road, Traffic Accidents

ID	87634
Title of Article	MACOG highlights crash, bridge data maps
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Photo of a car crash; MACOG's interactive crash report map
Date	Mar 09, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG), Traffic Accidents, Bridges

ID	87484
Title of Article	Police: Driver shot after hitting teen with vehicle
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 02, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Shootings

ID	87167
Title of Article	Man accused in crash death of teen gets Aug. trial date
Notes	Blaine Fisher; McKade Nielsen
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ronnie Hapner
Date	Feb 17, 2023
Page	A3
Subjects	Homicides, Traffic Accidents

ID	87037
Title of Article	Community mourns death of former student-athlete
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Kennath Dennis
Date	Feb 11, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart High School, Traffic Accidents, Football

ID	85589
Title of Article	Garvin Roberson found dead
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Garvin Roberson
Date	Dec 03, 2022
Page	A1
Subjects	Roberson, Garvin, Traffic Accidents

ID	85393
Title of Article	Family of girl killed by truck touched by support reported missing
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	A vigil in Elkhart honoring Jayleighana Mathenia
Date	Nov 29, 2022
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Cassopolis Street

ID	84699
Title of Article	Goshen College athlete dies following crash
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ezra Kipruto Kogei
Date	Oct 25, 2022
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Goshen College, Traffic Accidents

ID	83779
Title of Article	Charges filed in 2021 vehicle-pedestrian crash
Notes	Denis Garay Villalta
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Sep 28, 2022
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Drug Abuse

ID	84051
Title of Article	Bethany Christian employee dies after bring struck by car
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Peter Shetler
Date	Sep 27, 2022
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Bethany Christian Schools, Traffic Accidents

ID	83252
Title of Article	Investigation: Walorski's driver was passing truck
Notes	Zachary Potts; Emma Thompson; Edit Schmucker
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jackie Walorski
Date	Sep 17, 2022
Page	A1
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Walorski, Jackie, State Road 19

ID	83127
Title of Article	2 charged in separate fatal crashes
Notes	Douglas Dehoff, Raudel Nunez
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Sep 13, 2022
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Drugs, Illegal

ID	82374
Title of Article	'Jackie's someplace else today'
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Horse-drawn carriage with Jackie Walorski's casket; Family members, friends and colleagues walk to burial site; Family, friends and colleagues at burial site
Date	Aug 12, 2022
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Walorski, Jackie, State Representatives, Traffic Accidents

ID	82281
Title of Article	Thousands attend Walorski visitation
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jackie Walorski's casket arriving at Granger Community Church; Jackie Walorski
Date	Aug 11, 2022
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Walorski, Jackie, State Representatives, Granger Community Church, Traffic Accidents

ID	82149
Title of Article	Funeral services for U.S. Rep. Walorski scheduled
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jackie Walorski; Jackie Walorski
Date	Aug 06, 2022
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Walorski, Jackie, Granger Community Church

ID	82118
Title of Article	Police: Walorski vehicle crossed centerline
Notes	Zachary Potts; Emma Thompson; S.R. 19; S.R. 119
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jackie Walorski; Timothy Wesco and Indiana House lawmakers
Date	Aug 05, 2022
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Walorski, Jackie, State Representatives

ID	82120
Title of Article	Community joins to remember Walorski
Notes	Zachary Potts; Emma Thompson; S.R. 19; S.R. 119
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dean Swihart, husband of U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, attends a community prayer vigil Thursday night at Jimtown High School.
Date	Aug 05, 2022
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Walorski, Jackie, Baugo Township

ID	82103
Title of Article	Jackie Walorski among four killed in head-on collision
Notes	Emma Thompson; Zachary Potts; Edith Schmucker
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jackie Walorski
Date	Aug 04, 2022
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Walorski, Jackie, State Road 19

ID	82071
Title of Article	Negligence lawsuit filed in motorcycle passenger's death
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of motorcycle riders
Date	Aug 02, 2022
Page	A5
Subjects	Motorcycle Riders, Traffic Accidents, Lawsuits