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Five injured in crash on West Richardson Road and Lackie Road in Colfax Township, Michigan

Modified Date: 
Fri, 10/02/2015 - 10:22am
Accident Date: 
Friday, July 3, 2015

Sheriff: Vehicles racing down gravel road before crash, 5 injured

The incident happened around 3:50 in the afternoon on West Richardson Road, west of Lackie Road, in Colfax Township. (07-04-15) The Huron County Sheriff said two vehicles were racing Friday afternoon which led to a crash that sent 5 people to the hospital. The sheriff said a car driven by Mary Mattingly of Bad Axe lost control and hit a truck driven by Nicholas Redman of Elkton. According to investigators both vehicles were speeding down a gravel road. The sheriff said a passenger in the truck, Stephen King of Burton, was sitting on the ledge of the passenger side window prior to impact.
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Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Car Accident
Roadway: 
West Richardson Road and Lackie Road
City: 
Township of Colfax, MI
County: 
Oceana County, MI
Area: 
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI

Comments

Submitted by Parent on Sun, 07/05/2015 - 9:38am
This is wrong, no one was racing, according to the kids. One of the drivers was trying to pass the other on a dirt road and tboned the other. They are all lucky. Bad reporting.

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 5:30pm
The girl driver had her drivers license for less than a year and she always wanted to go fast!

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