Jeep crashes into Central NY horse-drawn buggy, killing mom, injuring her baby girl

Town of Newport, N.Y. — A mother is dead and her baby girl injured after a Jeep crashed into a horse-drawn buggy Monday in Herkimer County, troopers said.
Rebecca Swartzentruber, 31, of Newport, was driving an Amish horse-drawn buggy with one passenger, 1-year-old Mattie Swartzentruber, east on Butler Road in the town of Newport when the crash happened, said Trooper Jennifer Jiron, a spokesperson for the state police. The pair were mother and daughter, she said.
A 2017 Jeep Renegade, driven by Andrew Bienkowski, 36, of Newport, hit the buggy from behind around 4:15 p.m., Jiron said. Both Mattie and Rebecca were ejected, she said.
Rebecca was pronounced dead at the scene.
Mattie was taken to Wynn Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, she said.
Bienkowski was uninjured, she said.
Drugs and alcohol do not appear to be a factor in the crash, Jiron said.
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