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Sheriff Richard J. Behnke reports his office responded to a crash involving injuries on M-60 near Robbins Lake Rd, Newberg Township, Cass County, Michigan. This crash occurred on November 19, 2022 at approximately 1659 hours.  
 
 Alek James Dahlgren, 18-year-old Cassopolis, MI resident, was traveling east bound on M-60. Dahlgren swerved to miss a vehicle stopping in the roadway, and slid off the roadway. Dahlgren's vehicle then crashed into a vehicle that was already off the roadway and stuck in the snow. The passenger of the vehicle in the snow, Stephen Edward Carroll, 73-year-old Lawton, MI resident, was out of the vehicle attempting to remove it when the crash occurred. Carroll was entrapped between the two vehicles, until Emergency Personnel were able to extract him. Carroll was transported by Newberg Ambulance, to Three Rivers Hospital for his injuries sustained from the crash. Alcohol and Drugs are not suspected factors in the crash. Speed for the road conditions, is considered a factor in the crash. 
 
Assisting agencies on scene were Newberg Fire Department, and Newberg Ambulance service.