One Dead when Amish Buggy Collides with Jeep in Upstate New York
Deadly Crash Involved an Amish Buggy
A tragic crash involving a Jeep and an Amish buggy sadly took the life of an Upstate New York woman when she and her one-year-old were ejected from the impact.
According to the New York State Police, the incident happened on October 28th at about 4:15 p.m. on Butler Road in Newport, New York. Newport is located about 90 minutes northwest of Albany, midway between Little Falls and Rome.
Police say that a 2017 Jeep Renegade operated by Andrew Bienkowski, age 36, from Newport, NY, was traveling east on Butler Road in Newport when it struck the rear portion of the Amish Buggy traveling in the same direction.
Two Were Ejected from the Buggy
Sadly, two occupants were ejected from the Amish buggy; one was Rebecca Swartzentruber, age 31, from Newport, and the other was one-year-old Mattie Swartzentruber.
Rebecca Swartzentruber was pronounced deceased at the scene. Mattie Swartzentruber was transported to Wynn Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, sources say.
Bienkowski, the vehicle's operator, was not injured in the crash, and the NYSP says the investigation is continuing.
How Prevalent are the Amish in Upstate New York?
Sources say there were 32 states in the United States with an Amish population in 2024, each consisting of at least one Amish settlement of Old or New Order Amish. The Amish population in the U.S. is 390,000 and growing rapidly. New York State has the fifth-most Amish, behind Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, with roughly 25,000 residents.
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