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Mason County sheriff’s deputies responded to four different traffic crashes in Mason County Wednesday, July 22, including one that caused a minor injury and another crash that resulted in an operating while intoxicated arrest.
The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Wednesday, July 22, 2026:
- 10:03 a.m., a 25-year-old Ludington woman was cited for driving while license suspended following a traffic stop, US 10 and Meyers Road, Pere Marquette Township.
- 11:31 a.m., two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 10 east of US 31, Amber Township.
- 1:33 p.m., a 25-year-old Fountain woman received minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash, US 10 west of Meyers Road, Pere Marquette Township.
- 4:36 p.m., two-vehicle crash, no injury, Pere Marquette Highway south of US 10, Pere Marquette Township.
- 9:09 p.m., a 40-year-old Free Soil man was arrested for operating while intoxicated following a one-vehicle rollover crash, Quarterline and Countyline roads, Grant Township. No one was injured. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.
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