Updated News Release-EPD Investigating Crash Between Vehicle and Motorized Scooter, Cassopolis St & Co Rd 6 E, 11.13.26
Update: Roads Back Open After Crash Involving Vehicle and Motorized Scooter, Cassopolis St and Co Rd 6 E
Update, 11/13/26 at 12:00 a.m.: The westbound lanes of Co Rd 6 E at Cassopolis St have reopened.
We will provide additional information as it becomes available and as it can be released consistent with the ongoing investigation and applicable law.
Update, 11/13/26 at 12:00 a.m.: The westbound lanes of Co Rd 6 E at Cassopolis St have reopened.
We will provide additional information as it becomes available and as it can be released consistent with the ongoing investigation and applicable law.
Original Release, 11/12/26 at 10:14 p.m.:
The Elkhart Police Department is actively investigating a crash with injuries that occurred earlier this evening between a vehicle and motorized scooter near the intersection of Cassopolis and Co Rd 6 E, Elkhart.
Today, November 12, 2026, at about 9:30 p.m., the Elkhart City 911 Communications Center received a 911 call reporting an accident with injuries near the intersection of Cassopolis St and Co Rd 6 E. Elkhart Police Department officers and first responders were dispatched and arrived in the area shortly thereafter. Initial investigation indicates that a vehicle traveling westbound on Co Rd 6 struck a male victim on a motorized scooter. Medics transported the victim, 18-years-old, to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment of a serious, but at last information, non-life-threatening head injury.
The other vehicle driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators. The Elkhart Police Department Crash Team was activated, per protocol, and is handling the investigation. At this time, the westbound lanes of Co Rd 6 at Cassopolis St are closed for further investigation.
This information is preliminary. We will provide additional information as it becomes available and as it can be released consistent with the ongoing investigation and applicable law.
Today, November 12, 2026, at about 9:30 p.m., the Elkhart City 911 Communications Center received a 911 call reporting an accident with injuries near the intersection of Cassopolis St and Co Rd 6 E. Elkhart Police Department officers and first responders were dispatched and arrived in the area shortly thereafter. Initial investigation indicates that a vehicle traveling westbound on Co Rd 6 struck a male victim on a motorized scooter. Medics transported the victim, 18-years-old, to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment of a serious, but at last information, non-life-threatening head injury.
The other vehicle driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators. The Elkhart Police Department Crash Team was activated, per protocol, and is handling the investigation. At this time, the westbound lanes of Co Rd 6 at Cassopolis St are closed for further investigation.
This information is preliminary. We will provide additional information as it becomes available and as it can be released consistent with the ongoing investigation and applicable law.
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