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Driver in crash arrested on numerous charges.

October 20, 2017

Driver in crash arrested on numerous charges. #MasonCountyCrime GRANT TOWNSHIP — The 41-year-old man who was driving a Ford Taurus X that struck a tree Thursday afternoon on Freeman Road between US 31 and LaSalle Road was arrested on charges of driving while license suspended (DWLS), operating while intoxicated and on a fugitive warrant, said Michigan State Police Sgt. Charles…

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Free Soil woman, 19, dies in Hasenbank Road crash.

October 19, 2017

Free Soil woman, 19, dies in Hasenbank Road crash. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP –Audrey Miller, 19, of Free Soil died this morning as a result of a single vehicle crash in the 4100 block of Hasenbank Road, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. At 9:03 a.m., deputies, EMS, and fire personnel were dispatched to the…

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Driver arrested after vehicle strikes tree.

October 19, 2017

Driver arrested after vehicle strikes tree. #MasonCountyNews. GRANT TOWNSHIP — The driver of a Ford Taurus X was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated after the vehicle crashed into a tree on Freeman Road between US 31 and LaSalle Road Thursday afternoon. The crash occurred about 3 p.m. Dispatch information stated the driver, who was the sole occupant of…

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Sheriff’s office investigating fatal Free Soil Twp. crash.

October 19, 2017

Sheriff’s office investigating fatal Free Soil Twp. crash. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash that occurred Thursday morning in the 4100 block of East Hasenbank Road. The crash resulted in the death of the female driver, the sole occupant, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The vehicle…

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Ludington man arrested for criminal sexual conduct against minor.

October 19, 2017

Ludington man arrested for criminal sexual conduct against minor. #MasonCountyCrime. LUDINGTON — Jesus Maria Chavez, 18, of 603 S. Washington Ave., was arrested Oct. 15 by troopers from the Michigan State Police Hart Post and charged with criminal sexual conduct third degree and harboring runaways. CSC third degree is a felony punishable by up to 15 years imprisonment. According to…

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