Video: Runaway Amish Buggy Causes Confusion, Damage After Lengthy Ride

Video screenshot of a runaway horse and buggy among traffic on Morgantown Road.

Darren Doyle, story:
A confusing scene unfolded on Sunday evening in Windyville when an unmanned Amish-owned horse and buggy traveled a long distance, forcing cars off the road and other damage.

The Edmonson County Sheriff's Office received a call for service around 5PM on June 18th for a runaway horse and buggy that was traveling on KY HWY 70 (Morgantown Road).

According to the Sheriff's Office, the horse and buggy, owned by Isaac Stolzfus of Peace Valley in Brownsville, broke loose from being tied, made it to the highway, and traveled multiple roads, unmanned.

The buggy apparently traveled Indian Creek Road to HWY 259, then turned on Morgantown Road for a total of about 5 miles, traveling in both lanes of the highway.

The Sheriff's Office reported that Ricky Higgs, (68) of Bowling Green, was traveling eastbound in a 2010 Ford Escape on HWY 70 when he met the buggy, which was approaching in the wrong lane. The horse missed the vehicle but the buggy collided with the rear end of the vehicle, puncturing a tire.

John Kiernan witnessed part of the incident and caught it on video:

"My son and I turned on HWY 70 and saw a few cars moving very slow with their flashers on," Kiernan said. "I thought it may be a funeral procession but when I got closer, I saw it was a horse and buggy on the wrong side of the road. There were several people trying to catch it or slow it down but they had no luck."

Kiernan said someone finally blocked the road with their vehicle and forced the horse and buggy into a driveway of a resident. The Sheriff's Office said that the buggy finally came to rest at the resident's carport at 2520 Morgantown Road, where some outdoor furniture was damaged.

Kiernan also said he saw multiple vehicles in the ditch along the buggy's route where they had apparently maneuvered to avoid the buggy.

"The owner of the horse responded to the scene and took custody of the animal," stated the collision report from the Sheriff's Office.

No injuries were reported.