Crash site A horse-drawn wagon is underneath this pickup truck after the truck reportedly rearended the wagon Monday morning. The driver of the wagon, Steven Royer, was pronounced dead at the scene. Comet photo The Carroll County community is mourning the death of one of the leaders of the Old Brethren German Baptist faith, Steven L. Royer. He was killed shortly before noon Monday when the horse-drawn wagon he was driving south on SR 75 was struck from behind by a pickup truck driven by John T. Justice, 87, of near Logansport.

Royer, 64, was only a few miles from his home just south of Camden when the collision occurred. He was thrown from the wagon and was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple injuries.

Mr. Royer's horse was also killed.

The Carroll County Sheriff's Department responded to the crash at 11:37 a.m. near SR 75's intersection with CR 250N. Justice reportedly declined to be transported for medical attention.

The Old Brethren German Baptist community is comprised of about 20 families who reside south and west of Camden. They prefer a faithbased, simpler way of living with no electricity, no cars, no phones.

Their horse-drawn buggies and wagons are a common sight on that stretch of SR 75, between Camden and Flora, as the Old Brethren travel to those communities to do business and purchase supplies.

Mr. Royer, a farmer, was one of 10 children and the father of seven. He buried his father six days earlier.

The sheriff's department, Indiana State Police, Carroll County EMS, Camden-Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department, and the Flora Police Department responded to the accident. The accident remains under investigation by ISP and the sheriff's department.