Pothole cited in death of Shipshewana motorcyclist

Jul. 12—TOPEKA — An 18-year-old Shipshewana man was killed Monday after his motorcycle hit a pothole.

Joshua A. Schwartz was traveling west in the 9400 block of West 700S from S.R. 5 about 2:20 p.m. when his 2002 Kawasaki VN8 struck a pothole and veered off the roadway, the LaGrange County Sheriff's Department said.