MASON TWP, Mich. — Weather and road conditions are likely to blame for a crash that set one person to the hospital Friday night.
The crash happened shortly after 6:30 on US-12 near Cassopolis Road in Mason Township.
Investigators believe a 50-year-old man was driving his truck westbound on the stretch of highway when he lost control of his car before running off the road and hitting a tree.
The man was trying to avoid another crash in the area.
The man was taken to the hospital.
Drugs and alcohol are not believed to be a factor in the crash. The man was wearing a seatbelt.
