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Plenty of Horsepower: Amish Man Accused of Drag Racing in Buggy

By Ben MuessigMar 16th 2011 – 6:31PM
Matt Rourke, AP

Matt Rourke, AP

You might call this alleged street racer a rebel without a car. Police in Ashland, Ohio, say they have charged an Amish man with driving left of center after he clipped a motorist during a horse-and-buggy race. Law enforcement officials say Jacob Raber was the man behind the reins when a horse carriage struck a car on...

Amish Teen Leads Police on Horse-And-Buggy Chase

By Joe PeacockJul 21st 2010 – 12:21PM
Cattaraugus County Sheriffs Office

Cattaraugus County Sheriffs Office

(July 21) -- Kids these days. Give them the keys to the horse and carriage, and they go wild. Levi Detweiler, a 17-year-old Amish kid from Leon, N.Y., allegedly ran a stop sign in his horse and buggy, leading authorities on a mile-long low-speed chase. Detweiler took a sharp turn too fast and turned the buggy over,...

Background on horse and buggy

A horse and buggy (in American English) or horse and carriage (in British English and American English) refers to a light, simple, two-person carriage of the late 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, drawn usually by one or sometimes by two horses.

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