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Charges filed in death of Etna Green woman in November car - pedestrian accident

The death of a Kosciusko County woman in November has resulted in charges against a Rochester man.

 

Larry Smith, 57, has been charged with causing death while operating a vehicle, a Level 4 felony.  According to the November accident report, Smith was the driver of a pickup that struck and killed Carol Hoffer, 84.  Hoffer was crossing a street at the intersection in Etna Green when the incident took place at 4:45 pm.

 

Smith said he never saw Hoffer.

 

Results on a blood draw at the time of the crash investigation have shown amphetamine and methamphetamine in Smith's system at the time of the accident.

 

In the incident report in November Smith’s address was listed as Leesburg.

 

WROI story originally posted November 4, 2020

A Kosciusko County woman was struck by a car and died Tuesday.

 

Carol Hoffer, 84, of Etna Green died as a result of injuries she sustained after being struck by a vehicle in Etna Green Tuesday evening.

 

According to investigating deputies, Hoffer was walking on Broadway St. when she was struck by a 1999 Ford F150 driven by Larry Smith, 57, of Leesburg. Immediately prior to the collision, Smith turned west onto Broadway St. from Walnut St.

 

Hoffer was transported by the Samaritan Air Ambulance to South Bend Memorial Hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries.

 

Smith was not injured in the collision.

 

This crash remains under investigation by the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office Fatal Team.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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