PORTAGE TOWNSHIP, MI A teenager was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Houghton County’s Portage Township Wednesday. Deputies responded around 3:45 p.m
State Trooper Involved in Two-Vehicle Accident in Traverse City
April 20, 2021
A two-vehicle crash involving a state trooper occurred at the intersection of Hammond Road and Garfield Avenue in Traverse City Monday afternoon.
The trooper was responding to a personal injury crash near Chums Corner with emergency lights activated. As the trooper approached the intersection, he collided with a truck that couldn’t see the police car due to the stopped traffics.
The car and truck both sustained heavy damages, and the trooper was taken to Munson Hospital as a precaution. The other driver refused medical treatment.
This crash remains under investigation.
A NE Iowa Motorist is Charged in a Weekend Traffic Crash
An area man is being charged with causing a two-vehicle accident near West Union.
It happened just before 1pm Sunday (Feb. 7) at the intersection of Juniper Road and 240th Street, just north of West Union.
A car driven by 57 year old Larry Smith of Clermont, pulled out from a stop sign and collided with a car driven by 21 year old Maria Streif of West Union, causing her car to go into the ditch.
Photo from Fayette County Sheriff
No one was injured, but Smith s 1997 Nissan Maxima was totaled, and Streif s 2014 Chevy Impala had $3,000 worth of damage.