NEWS MEDIA INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT OF RELEASE: One-vehicle rollover crash with injuries.
DATE AND TIME: Approximately 7:40 P.M on Friday, July 3, 2020.
LOCATION: Johnson Road near Muskrat Road, Montcalm Township.
AUTHORITY/CONTACT PERSON: Sheriff Mike Williams
Deputies from the Montcalm County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a one-vehicle rollover crash on Friday, July 3, 2020 at approximately 7:40 P.M. near the intersection of Johnson and Muskrat Roads, Montcalm Township.
The preliminary investigation reveals that a 1997 Nissan Pickup, driven by a 27-year-old Greenville man, was southbound on Johnson Rd. The vehicle crossed the centerline and left the roadway on the east side of the road. The vehicle entered a ditch striking a road sign and a tree causing the vehicle to roll over and come to rest on its passenger side. The Greenville man was pinned in the vehicle and was extricated by members of the Montcalm Township Fire Department using the Jaws of Life. The man was transported to Spectrum Health United Hospital in Greenville and then flown to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids.
Deputies were assisted by the Michigan State Police, Montcalm Township Fire, Montcalm County Emergency Services, Aeromed, Montcalm County Central Dispatch and Captain Hook's Wrecker Service.
It is unknown at this time whether the driver was wearing his seat belt. The crash remains under investigation.
