The Ionia County Sheriff’s Office reports a one-vehicle crash Monday occurred when the driver of an SUV towing a camper swerved to avoid an animal in the road. Deputies said the driver, a 55-year-old Hudsonville man, lost control, went off the roadway and crashed into trees about 3:30 p.m. on westbound I-96 near the Saranac rest area.
The unidentified driver and his juvenile passenger were transported to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Assisting on scene were Berlin-Orange Fire, Michigan State Police, Life EMS, Reed and Hoppes Towing and Ionia County Central Dispatch.