Carroll County lost four residents in the course of three hours Saturday night due to two separate vehicle crashes in different areas of the county.

According to a Carroll County Sheriff's Department news release, the first crash happened on CR1100N. west of US421. A 1992 Chevrolet Z28 driven by Kristina Bowlus, 19, of Delphi, traveling west on CR1100N., left the right side of the road for an unknown reason. The vehicle came to rest on its top in a cornfield. Passenger Rebecca Mills of Monticello died at the scene from injuries suffered in the crash. According to the preliminary investigation, Mills died of blunt force trauma to the head resulting in severe brain damage.

The second crash occurred at 8:55 p.m. the same night at the intersection of CR900N. and CR300E. A vehicle driven by Richard Hipsher, 21, of Delphi failed to yield the right-of-way to a vehicle driven by Terry D. Snider, 64, of Delphi, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Husband and wife Gary and Trina Stonebraker, both 43 of Delphi, passengers in the Snider vehicle, were also pronounced dead at the scene.

They were the driver's daughter and son-in-law.

Donna Snider, wife of the driver, was air lifted to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis where she remains.

Hipsher was transported to Logansport Hospital and later to a hospital in Fort Wayne. He has reportedly been dismissed.

The preliminary investigation revealed the Hipsher vehicle struck the Snider vehicle on the passenger side after failing to yield. All deaths resulted from blunt force trauma to the head causing brain damage and internal injuries. Toxicology reports are pending.

Carroll County Sheriff Tony Burns and department Chaplain Ed Selvidge delivered the news of the deaths to the family.

"It was the hardest thing I ever had to do," Burns said Tuesday. "There's nothing harder than telling a family that they just lost a family member. In this case, they lost a large portion of their family."

Hippensteel Funeral Home in Lafayette is in charge of arrangements.