UPDATE — Truck On Fire After Accident On US 30, CR 875W
ETNA GREEN — Saturday, June 10, at 1:06 p.m. Etna Township Fire and First Responders were dispatched to an accident between a pick-up truck and a semi on eastbound US 30 at the intersection of CR 875W, Etna Green. Kosciusko Sheriff’s Department was on scene.
Jason C. Klotz, 39, Etna Green, was the driver of the semi. Klotz was southbound on CR 875W and waited until both east and westbound lanes were clear before crossing US 30. Klotz crossed the westbound lanes and was in the eastbound lane when he was struck by the 1990 Ford F-150 driven by Timothy E. Simon, 21, Egg Harbor, N.J.
Initial reports stated that there were several occupants in the pick-up truck; according to police reports the pick-up truck had two occupants and the semi had five.
Simon sustained a fractured arm/elbow. His passenger complained of neck pain.
Klotz was uninjured. One passenger was believed to have head trauma; two other passengers complained of head and neck pain.
No more information is known at this time.