4-year-old girl dies in Adams pedestrian crash
The Journal Gazette
A four-year-old Berne girl attending a wedding died this afternoon after she ran across U.S. 27 and into the path of a car, Indiana State Police said.
Barbara JC Graber was taken to Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur, where she died from her injuries, state police at Fort Wayne said in a statement.
Police said they were called shortly after noon to the scene of a crash at U.S. 27 and County Road 350 South, just north of Berne.
Their preliminary investigation found that Barbara and two other children were running across the U.S. highway when she crossed into the path of a southbound car. The other children were not injured.
Girl, 4, struck, killed by car
Crosses US 27 to get to wedding reception
JAMIE DUFFY | The Journal Gazette
A 4-year-old girl running across U.S. 27 near Berne on Friday afternoon died after being hit by a car.
Barbara JC Graber crossed the highway with two other children at the intersection at County Road 350 South. They were attending an Amish wedding at a residence on the northeast corner of the intersection and heading toward the reception on the southwest corner, according to a release from Indiana State Police s Fort Wayne post.
Graber was transported to a hospital, where she died from her injuries. The other two children she was with were not hurt.