ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. -- On Friday, an Elkhart Sheriff's deputy responded to a crash near the intersection of U.S. HWY 6 and C.R. 25. The weather was clear, and the road surface was dry at the time of the crash.

A 2012 Dodge Ram driven by  47-year-old Nathaniel Goffinet of Lakeville, Ind., was traveling east on U.S. HWY, 6 approaching the intersection of U.S. HWY 6 and C.R. 25.

At the same time, a 2022 Nissan Sentra driven by a 63-year-old female driver that was traveling west on U.S. HWY 6 also approaching the same intersection.

Authorities say Goffinet drove over the center line of U.S. HWY 6 into the westbound lanes and directly into the front of the Nissan Sentra which caused a head on collision.

The Sentra spun off the northern edge of U.S. HWY 6 into the guardrail before coming to a complete stop in the middle of the road and the Ram continued traveling east on U.S. HWY 6 and left the northern edge of the road before coming to a complete stop in a field.

Both drivers were transported to area hospitals in South Bend and Elkhart. Goffinet was taken to Memorial Hospital from leg pain.

The driver of the Sentra was transported to Elkhart General with complaints of chest and neck pain. A passenger riding in the Sentra was taken to the same hospital due to chest pain.

Goffinet was cited for not wearing a seatbelt and additional charges could be filed.