Published: August 23, 2018
AN AMISH MAN WHO WAS CRITICALLY INJURED IN A TRAFFIC CRASH LAST WEEK HAS DIED. THE LAWRENCEBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS THAT 28 YEAR OLD JONAS MAST DIED WEDNESDAY AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER FROM INJURIES HE SUSTAINED DURING A TRAFFIC CRASH ON AUGUST 15TH. MAST AND THREE OTHERS WERE TRAVELING IN A BUGGY ON HIGHWAY 43 NEAR STORY AND LEE WHEN THEY WERE STRUCK BY A VEHICLE. THE TWO HORSES PULLING THE BUGGY PERISHED AT THE SCENE. THE ACCIDENT PROMPTED A RESPONSE BY MEMBERS OF THE LAWRENCEBURG POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND LAWRENCE COUNTY E-M-S. THE IDENTITY OF THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED BY AUTHORITIES. POLICE OFFICERS INDICATE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CRASH IS CONTINUING.