About 10:35 PM  Wednesday night a train collided with a 2007 Ford F-
150 pickup truck,  which was unoccupied and parked on the railroad tracks near Jackson and West Bippley Roads near Clarksville.

The driver admitted to the deputies that he had been drinking and was intoxicated at the time.

The vehicle had become stuck on the tracks approximately ½ mile from the
nearest roadway access. The driver left the vehicle when an oncoming train was
spotted. The train was not able to stop in time.

The Michigan State Police investigated the train crash, and the Ionia County
Sheriff’s Office took charge of the OWI investigation.

The Ionia County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Michigan State Police, the
Campbell Township Fire Department, the Lake Odessa Fire Department and
Reed & Hoppes Towing.