ONE INJURED IN HOWARD TOWNSHIP CRASH
ONE INJURED IN HOWARD TOWNSHIP CRASH
Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke advises that on 2/24/2020 at approximately 3:13 Pm, his Office responded to a two vehicle crash in the intersection of Barron Lake Rd and Terminal St in Howard Township.
16-year-old Taylor Young of Niles was at the stop sign on Terminal Rd preparing to turn north onto Barron Lake Rd. Young was distracted by a telephone conversation that she was having and failed to yield to a southbound vehicle driven by Timothy Karns, aged 55 of Niles. Young's vehicle was struck on the driver's side. Airbags did deploy in both vehicles.
Karn's passenger, 40-year-old Laurie Bender of Niles, sustained minor injuries and went by SMACS Ambulance to the Lakeland Hospital in Niles for further evaluation.
All parties involved with this crash were wearing their seatbelts. Alcohol and/or drugs were not a factor in this crash. The Howard Township Fire Department assisted the Sheriff's Office with traffic at the location of the crash.
This incident remains under investigation.
Address/Location
Cass County MI Sheriff's Office
321 Michigan 62
Cassopolis, MI 49031
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 269-445-1560