Blowing snow fueled by wind gusts of more than 40 mph caused whiteout conditions across Indiana on Saturday, causing pileups including one that killed a child. The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for seven northern Indiana counties and all but one of them warned drivers to stay off the roads. At least six other counties in northern Indiana issued travel watches, warning drivers against anything but essential travel. Police say a 7-year-old girl from Goshen was killed in a four-vehicle crash about 10:30 a.m. Saturday on U.S. 20 near Rolling Prairie. The Lake County coroner's office says Bridget Miller died of blunt force trauma. Meanwhile, the Whitley County Sheriff's Department said a crash involving 31 vehicles closed all lanes of U.S. 30 near Columbia City for several hours. There were numerous other accidents reported, including on the Indiana Toll Road.
