Advisory
Assisting agencies on scene were Howard Township Fire Department and SMCAS Ambulance service.
Car VS Tree
Sheriff Richard J. Behnke reports that on 05/01/2021 at 0033 hours his office was called to investigate a crash involving a single vehicle that had went into a tree. The crash occurred on Huntly Rd near the intersection of Greenfield Ave in Howard Township, Cass County Michigan.
The driver of the vehicle (Tyler Kirkham, 28 year old North Dakota resident) was headed east bound on Huntly Rd when he went off the road hitting a sign then colliding into a tree. Tyler Kirkham was transported by SMCAS ambulance to the South Bend Memorial Hospital for his injuries sustained in the crash.
Drugs and alcohol are not believed to be a factor in this crash. A seat belt was worn by Tyler Kirkham.
Address/Location
Cass County MI Sheriff's Office
321 Michigan 62
Cassopolis, MI 49031
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 269-445-1560