In Adams County, Indiana, a recent crash investigation has led to charges against adults for supplying alcohol to minors, while a teenager faces repercussions for operating a horse-drawn buggy under the influence of alcohol.

Authorities, including police, firefighters, and medical personnel, were dispatched shortly after midnight on Saturday to the scene of an accident involving two horse-drawn buggies at the intersection of County Road 200 South and County Road 400 East, as reported by the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.

Upon arrival, emergency responders discovered a 19-year-old who was unconscious and had lost two teeth. The teenager was promptly transported to a hospital in Fort Wayne for treatment of his injuries, which comprised a concussion, swelling, abrasions, and bruises.

Investigators determined the 19-year-old was guiding a buggy and tried to pass another buggy that was in front of him, but didn’t see two buggies coming from the opposite direction until it was too late. The first oncoming buggy swerved into a ditch to avoid a crash, but the second buggy collided with the 19-year-old’s buggy head-on.

The investigation revealed the 19-year-old was leaving a birthday party where the homeowners had given him and other visitors alcohol.

Police said when they asked one of the homeowners about providing alcohol, his response was, “I didn’t think one [drink] would hurt anybody.”

David LL Schwartz and Annie A Schwartz now face charges of furnishing alcohol to minors, proximate cause to serious injury, a Level 6 felony.

The buggies coming from the opposite direction had also been at a gathering where the homeowner gave them alcohol, including some minors. That homeowner admitted to deputies that minors consume alcohol on his property, which he said he allows if they stay at the home.

Mahlon K Schwartz faces a count of providing use of property for minor consumption, a Class C infraction. Naoma RM Schwartz faces a count of furnishing alcohol to minors, a Class B misdemeanor.

The 19-year-old who caused the crash faces an OWI charge with endangering, a Class A misdemeanor; minor consumption, a Class C misdemeanor; improper passing, a Class C infraction; and serious injury with implied consent refusal, a Class C infraction.

Two of the passengers in the oncoming buggies face Class C misdemeanor counts of minor consumption.