Full Notification

Sheriff Richard J. Behnke, reports that on 01/22/2019 at approximately 1754 hours his office was called to investigate a personal injury crash that occurred on US-12 near Frantz DR in Milton Township, Cass County Michigan. Ryon Koth, a 31 year old resident of Niles, MI, was driving in the Eastbound lane on US-12 when he lost control of his vehicle causing it to cross into oncoming traffic. This in turn caused two other vehicles traveling in the westbound lane to strike Koth’s vehicle. The driver of the first westbound vehicle was Samantha Meyer, a 35 year old resident of Niles, MI. The driver of the second westbound vehicle was Victoria Mallard, a 26 year old resident of South Bend, IN. Koth and Mallard were transported by SMCAS to South Bend Memorial Hospital. Koth had one passenger, Joseph Johnson, a 52 year old a resident of Niles, MI. Johnson was pronounced deceased at the scene from injuries sustained in the crash.

This crash remains under investigation at this time.

Assisting agencies include SMCAS EMS, Edwardsburg EMS, Niles Twp Fire and Pokagon Tribal Police.