Correction: An earlier version of this report incorrectly identified the intersection of the traffic crash. The correct intersection is Main Street and Columbia Avenue.
TRAFFIC LIGHTS RESTORED: Traffic signals at the intersection of Main Street and Columbia Avenue in Emmett Township were disabled Wednesday morning in a traffic crash, according to the Emmett Township Department of Public Safety. Crews from the City of Battle Creek Signal Division and the Michigan Department of Transportation worked with temporary stop signs at the intersection. The signal was restored by around 3:30 p.m. Emmett Township police reported the crash at 7:27 a.m. when an eastbound vehicle crossed the center line and hit a westbound vehicle and one of them crashed into a pole, dropping the traffic signals to the pavement.
Calhoun County Road Commission Employee Dies On The Job
Calhoun County Road Commission employee died on the job in what Calhoun County Sheriff s deputies believe was a medical emergency.
Calhoun County Sheriff s deputies responded to a reported accident Thursday, December 17 at 7:40 a.m. involving a Calhoun County Road Commission’s grader. A passerby spotted that the Road Commission vehicle had veered off the road and crashed into a tree in the area of Boyd Drive and 6 ½ Mile Road in Newton Township.
The male driver was the lone occupant of the vehicle. He is described as a 60-year-old Marshall Township resident as well as an employee of the Calhoun County Road Commission.