MECOSTA COUNTY -
Four people were injured in a crash caused by a Beaverton man running a stop sign Sunday morning.
According to the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to a two-car personal-injury accident at 9:15 a.m. at the intersection of Jackson Road and 30th Avenue. Their investigation showed that Lawrence Priest of Beaverton was traveling westbound on Jackson when he disregarded a stop sign at 30th Avenue and struck a vehicle traveling northbound on 30th Avenue.
That vehicle overturned on the roadway and three passengers who were not wearing seat belts were thrown from it. Deputies said Mecosta EMS transported a total of four passengers in that vehicle to Central Michigan Medical Center with injuries.
Millbrook Fire Rescue joined Mecosta EMS in assisting the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office at the scene.
According to the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to a two-car personal-injury accident at 9:15 a.m. at the intersection of Jackson Road and 30th Avenue. Their investigation showed that Lawrence Priest of Beaverton was traveling westbound on Jackson when he disregarded a stop sign at 30th Avenue and struck a vehicle traveling northbound on 30th Avenue.
That vehicle overturned on the roadway and three passengers who were not wearing seat belts were thrown from it. Deputies said Mecosta EMS transported a total of four passengers in that vehicle to Central Michigan Medical Center with injuries.
Millbrook Fire Rescue joined Mecosta EMS in assisting the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office at the scene.
