New details have emerged about a three-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Holland teenager.
Police say 19-year-old Samuel Weiler was speeding northbound on US 231, south of 1100 S around 10 pm Friday when he lost control on a curve.
This sent Weiler sideways across the southbound lane and into the path of an SUV driven by 73-year-old Robert Hall.
Troopers say this caused Weiler’s BMW to flip into a yard and disabled Hall’s SUV in the road.
A third vehicle driven by 21-year-old Ernest Volz was unable to avoid the collision and crashed into the front of Hall’s SUV.
The Dubois County Coroner says 18-year-old Nicholas McKown was the front seat passenger in Weiler’s BMW. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Volz and a passenger were not hurt and Hall was treated for minor injuries.
US 231 was shut down for approximately four and a half hours while crews investigated and clean up the crash scene.
The crash is still under investigation.
Speed is believed to be a factor in the crash. Drug and alcohol tests are pending.
