Police report several crashes, slide-offs on snowy roads

Police report several crashes, slide-offs on snowy roads

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MASON COUNTY — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office has reported several vehicle crashes and slide-offs on snowy roads.

A 67-year-old Ludington man was injured following a rear-end crash Wednesday, Feb. 14, shortly before 8 p.m. on Sugar Grove Road west of US 31 in Victory Township, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Life EMS transported him to Corewell Health Ludington Hospital.

Other recent police activity in Mason County includes:

Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024:

• 7:06 a.m., ​(MCSO), one-vehicle rollover crash, no injury, US 31 south of Countyline Road, Grant Township.
• 7:15 a.m., (MCSO), numerous slide offs, no injuries, Pere Marquette Highway between Hesslund and Lenz roads, Pere Marquette Township.
• 7:37 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Conrad Road west of Amber Road, Amber Township.
• 9:11 a.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, Pere Marquette Township.
• 10:32 a.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injury, 5500 block of West US 10, Pere Marquette Township.
• 2 p.m., (MCSO), ​a 34-year-old Mason County man was cited for second-offense driving while license suspended following a traffic stop, State Street and Reinberg Road, City of Scottville.

Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024:

• 9 a.m., (Michigan State Police), a 30-year-old Mount Pleasant woman was arrested on a three-count warrant issued in Kent County for charges of failure to stop and identify following a traffic crash, unlawful license plate and operating without insurance, 400 block of Danaher Street, City of Ludington. She was transported to the Mason-Oceana counties line where she was turned over to Kent County law enforcement.
• 3:17 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 58-year-old Ludington man was arrested for felonious assault, 700 block of East Foster Street, City of Ludington. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.

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