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Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke reports that on December 14, 2024, at approximately 6:21pm, his deputies responded to a two-vehicle crash that occurred at the intersection of Pine Lake St. and Dailey Rd., Jefferson Township, Cass County. 
 
 
Investigation shows that a vehicle driven by 27-year-old Ronald Lard, a Mishawaka resident, was traveling eastbound on Pine Lake St.. Lard failed to stop at the stop sign. 19-year-old Mishawaka resident, Miranda Myszak, was southbound on Daily Rd when Lard’s vehicle struck hers at the intersection.  EMS checked Lard and his passenger at the scene. EMS transported  Myszak's passenger to Saint Joseph Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
 
The occupants of the vehicles were using their seatbelts.. Alcohol or drugs do not appear to be a factor in this crash. 
 
Edwardsburg Fire Department, SMCAS, and R and B Towing assisted the Sheriff’s Office at the scene.  The incident remains under investigation.