Posie's Pastures operator among four victims of recent crashes
A Cumberland County woman known for outfitting ponies as unicorns was one of four area people to die in traffic accidents in recent days.
Ashley Knuth, 36, was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Mannington that also took the life of a Woodstown trucker, 42-year-old David Mitchell, according to New Jersey State Police.
The Upper Deerfield woman operated Posie's Pastures, an equestrian academy and events center, where the website identifies her as Ashley Knupf-Formato.
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Her farm. named after Knuth-Formato's daughter, offered riding lessons, birthday parties and photo sessions with “unicorns,” among other attractions, the website says..
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In other accidents, Ludwig “Bub” Buch, 27, of Bridgeton died when his car crossed the grass center median of Route 55 and struck an oncoming vehicle in Vineland.
The other driver was moderately injured in the 5:20 p.m. accident on July 26, police said.
“He enjoyed wire-wrapping crystals and gemstones, live music, especially music festivals, and psychedelic arts,” an obituary said of Buch.
“But most of all, he loved his daughter, Phoebe, and loved spending time with her and passing on his family traditions to her,” it said.
In Hamilton, an 18-year-old driver died around 7:55 p.m. July 30, when his car struck a vehicle in the opposite lane of Route 40.
Jamyre Dewey Jr. of Egg Harbor City was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two passengers in his car were flown to a hospital with serious injuries, said Hamilton police.
The other driver was hospitalized with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
The Mannington crash occurred around 9:10 a.m. at Alloway-Woodstown and Mannington-Yorktown roads, according to a police account.
Two children riding in Knuth-Formato’s pickup truck were injured, one seriously, it said.
A GoFundMe campaign launched to benefit Knuth-Formato’s family had raised more than $14,000 by Wednesday morning.
It said Knuth-Formato’s death “has left behind a hurting family & a barn full of critters.”
“One of the most giving & generous souls left us way too soon,” said the appeal, which also identified Knuth-Formato as “a prominent figure in the rodeo community in Cowtown,” Salem County.
Jim Walsh is a senior reporter with the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal. Email him at jwalsh@cpsj.com.
This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Posie's Pastures operator Ashley Knuth-Formato among crash victims
