Advisory
Two-Vehicle Injury Crash
Sheriff Richard J. Behnke of the Cass County Sheriff's Office reports on 05/20/2023 at approximately 2344 hours, his Deputies responded to a personal injury crash. The crash occurred on M-60 southwest of Dailey Rd, Jefferson Township, Cass County, Michigan.
Initial investigation showed that a Jeep Compass, driven by (Leila Marie Ellis, 28 year old, Granger, IN resident) was heading northwest on M60. A Subaru Legacy, driven by (Melanie Kay Guthrie, 60 year old, Niles, MI resident) was traveling southwest on M60. Ellis’s vehicle crossed the centerline, crashing into Guthrie’s vehicle.
PrideCare Ambulance transported the passenger of the Jeep Compass (Timothy Bryant Pruitt Jr, 30 year old, South Bend, IN resident) to the South Bend Memorial Hospital, for injuries sustained during the crash. Melanie Guthrie was transported by SMCAS Ambulance to the Lakeland Niles Hospital for injuries sustained during the crash. Alcohol is suspected as a factor in this crash, and all parties were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.
Assisting agencies on scene were the Cassopolis Fire Department, PrideCare Ambulance Service, and the SMCAS Ambulance Service.
Two-Vehicle Injury Crash 
Two-Vehicle Injury Crash
Sheriff Richard J. Behnke of the Cass County Sheriff's Office reports on 05/20/2023 at approximately 2344 hours, his Deputies responded to a personal injury crash. The crash occurred on M-60 southwest of Dailey Rd, Jefferson Township, Cass County, Michigan.
Initial investigation showed that a Jeep Compass, driven by (Leila Marie Ellis, 28 year old, Granger, IN resident) was heading northwest on M60. A Subaru Legacy, driven by (Melanie Kay Guthrie, 60 year old, Niles, MI resident) was traveling southwest on M60. Ellis’s vehicle crossed the centerline, crashing into Guthrie’s vehicle.
PrideCare Ambulance transported the passenger of the Jeep Compass (Timothy Bryant Pruitt Jr, 30 year old, South Bend, IN resident) to the South Bend Memorial Hospital, for injuries sustained during the crash. Melanie Guthrie was transported by SMCAS Ambulance to the Lakeland Niles Hospital for injuries sustained during the crash. Alcohol is suspected as a factor in this crash, and all parties were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.
Assisting agencies on scene were the Cassopolis Fire Department, PrideCare Ambulance Service, and the SMCAS Ambulance Service.
Address/Location
Cass County MI Sheriff's Office
321 Michigan 62
Cassopolis, MI 49031
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 269-445-1560