Three people injured in rear-end crash

Three people injured in rear-end crash

AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 75-year-old Walhalla man was injured after his vehicle rear-ended a vehicle that slowed down in front of him on US 10 west of Stiles Road Friday, Aug. 25, shortly after 11 a.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The occupants of the other vehicle — a 21-year-old Belleville man and a 1-year-old child — were both injured. All were transported by Corewell Health Ludington Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, said Sheriff Cole.

The following is other police activity in Mason County over the weekend:

Friday, Aug. 25, 2023:

• 6:38 .M., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Sugar Grove Road west of Darr Road, Sherman Township.
• 7:48 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, US 10 east of Darr Road, Custer Township.
• 8:57 a.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, Hamlin Township.
• 11:30 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Stiles and Groth roads, Victory Township.
• 3:44 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 10 west of Stiles Road, Amber Township.
• 7:11 p.m., (MCSO), larceny, Walmart, West US 10, Pere Marquette Township. The complainant reported that a male subject stole $100 from a checkout machine when the complainant turned his back for a moment.
• 8:04 p.m., (MCSO), Walmart, West US 10, 4800 block of West US 10, Pere Marquette Township. A 32-year-old Manistee man was arrested following a reported retail fraud, in which the suspect reportedly left the store and was heading towards a vehicle. A Mason County sheriff’s deputy spotted the suspect in the parking lot, and during the investigation, it was discovered the suspect was wanted out of Manistee County on a larceny warrant.

Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023:

• 1:29 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), ​a 26-year-old Mississippi man was arrested for methamphetamine possession, 300 block of West Ludington Ave​nue, City of Ludington. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.
• ​4:43 a.m., (LPD), a 37-year-old Ludington man was arrested for violating his conditional bond release after he was caught consuming intoxicants by Ludington police, Cartier Park, City of Ludington. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.
• 6:21 a.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, Summit Township.
• 6:31 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Gordon Road south of Hansen Road, Amber Township.
• 11 a.m., (Michigan State Police), vehicle crash, US 10 and Main Street, Village of Custer. (No other information was immediately available.)
• 4:25 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 31 bypass and US 10, Amber Township.
• 5:40 p.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, Branch Township.

Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023:

• ​12:35 a.m., (LPD), ​a 37-year-old Ludington man was cited for driving while license suspended (DWLS), Rath Avenue and Loomis Street, City of Ludington.​
• 9:40 a.m., (MCSO), ​two-vehicle crash, no injury, Pere Marquette Highway south of US 10, Pere Marquette Township.
• 10:32 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Jagger Road and Wooded Lake, Hamlin Township.
• 10:48 a.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 10 west of Brye Road, Amber Township.
• 8:38 p.m., (MCSO), larceny, Walmart, West US 10, Pere Marquette Township. The complainant reported purchasing just under $100 in groceries. Before leaving the store, the complainant used the restroom, leaving the shopping cart of groceries outside the restroom. When the shopper returned, the shopping cart and groceries were missing. Security cameras captured the suspect taking the cart and leaving the store. The case remains under investigation.

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