News Release
WARSAW — Nine people were hurt — including two with serious injuries — in a crash on US 30 that closed all or parts of traffic in both directions for nearly 90 minutes.
The two-vehicle accident happened at 5:39 p.m. between a pickup truck and a box truck at the intersection of US 30 and CR350 West.
Indiana State Police say a preliminary investigation indicates that a Chevrolet Silverado driven by 44-year-old Jorge Moyotl, of Warsaw, was traveling northbound on CR350W. It crossed the eastbound lanes of US 30 but failed to yield to westbound traffic.
The pickup pulled into the path of a GMC box truck driven by 23-year-old Usiel Martinez of Bremen.
Moyotl and a backseat passenger, Fidela Acuahuitl, 44 of Warsaw, were flown to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne by two Lutheran Air ambulances with serious injuries.
Martinez and a passenger in the GMC were both taken to a local hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening.
Another adult and four juvenile passengers in the Chevrolet were taken to local hospitals with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
The lack of seatbelt use is believed to have been a factor in the number of injured. A news release from ISP said there were too many occupants in the Chevrolet.
Neither alcohol nor drugs are suspected to be factors in this crash.
US 30 was temporarily shut down to land the Lutheran Air ambulances and to load patients.
The Indiana State Police was assisted by the Warsaw Police Department, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, Warsaw Fire, Lutheran EMS and Krause Towing.
