WAYNE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Authorities responded to a crash involving one vehicle on O’Keefe Road in Cass County this afternoon, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.
We’re told a 19-year-old man from Dowagiac was traveling north on O’Keefe when a 17-year-old passenger snatched the steering wheel, causing the vehicle to drive off the road and hit a tree.
The sheriff’s office says the passenger suffered minor injuries and was taken to Borgess Lee Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.