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3 children who died after Amish carriage crash identified

Posted June 11, 2019 7:00 am

The Associated Press

ALGANSEE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A funeral home has identified three children who died in southern Michigan after the Amish horse-drawn carriage they were riding in was struck by a driver accused of being drunk.

Beams Funeral Home of Fremont, Indiana, identifies them as 6-year-old Lillian Graber, 4-year-old Moses Graber and 2-year-old Jacob Graber. Lillian and Jacob died at Friday's crash scene and Moses died at a hospital.

Police say they were among five children and their parents were ejected in the crash. The mother and another child were seriously injured.

The pickup drive r, 21-year-old Tyler Frye, was charged with drunken driving causing death and serious injury. Jail records show an attorney visited him, but a law firm representative declined comment.

The crash happened in Branch County's Algansee Township, near Michigan's boundary with Indiana and home to Amish communities.

This undated photo provided by the Branch County Sheriff's Department in Coldwater, Mich., shows Tyler Frye. A funeral home has identified three children who died in southern Michigan after the Amish horse-drawn carriage they were riding in was struck Friday, June 7, 2019 by a driver accused of being drunk. Frye, was charged with drunken driving causing death and serious injury. The crash happened in Branch County's Algansee Township, near Michigan's boundary with Indiana and home to Amish communities. (Branch County Sheriff's Department via AP) The Associated Press

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