Sheriff department identifies fatal crash victims
The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office has identified two women who died following a traffic crash in White Pigeon Township June 30.
Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said the victims were 29-year-old Rosalie M. Yoder and 27-year-old Marcia Ann Miller, both from Shipshewana, Indiana.
Rescue crews responded to the crash about 10:38 p.m. June 30 on Indian Prairie Road near Kalamazoo Road.
"A (westbound) Cadillac Escalade, driven by a 19-year-old Lagrange County man, passed a Chevrolet Cobalt in a no passing zone. The Escalade then struck the Cobalt sending it off the roadway, striking a tree. A 29-year-old woman was pronounced deceased on scene. A 27-year-old woman was air lifted to Bronson Hospital with life-threatening injuries. She was later pronounced deceased as a result of the accident," the sheriff department said in a statement.
The suspect driver was arrested and is being charged with several felonies stemming from this incident. Alcohol and speed are believed to be factors in this incident, the sheriff department said.
The driver's name has not been released.
This article originally appeared on Sturgis Journal: Sheriff department identifies fatal crash victims
