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Angola Man Suffers Spinal Injury in Sunday Night Crash
By: Sheila McCrea - Monday, December 28, 2020

BUTLER, IN - An Angola man suffered a fractured spine after a rollover vehicle crash in DeKalb County late Sunday night at around 8:45 p.m.

According to a report from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, authorities with the Butler Police Department responded to a crash near the 2200 block of County Road 61. The driver, identified as Joshua Horvat, age 27 of Angola, ran off the highway and caused the vehicle to roll over into a field.

Authorities believe alcohol played a role in the crash.

Three other people were in the car with Horvat during the crash, two of them juveniles. Horvat suffered fractures in his spine, while the other occupants refused treatment from emergency responders.

Responding to the crash along with the Butler Police Department and the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department was Parkview DeKalb EMS, Butler Fire Department, and C Noels Towing.



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