Jaws of Life used to free 2 men after SUV hits tree in Thumb-area crash Updated May 02, 2021; Posted May 02, 2021 A smashed-in 2004 Mercury Mountaineer that crashed into a tree Saturday, May 1. The two men inside were rescued by the Sandusky Fire Department. Photo provided by the Sanilac County Sheriff's Office.Sanilac County Sheriff's Office Facebook Share WATERTOWN TWP., MI - Firefighters freed two men trapped in a crashed SUV on Saturday morning in Sanilac County, police said. Officials responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash around 7 a.m. Saturday, May 1 near Miller and Maple Valley roads in Watertown Township, just south of Sandusky, said the Sanilac County Sheriff’s Office in a news release.