NEWAYGO COUNTY, MI — A hit-and-run crash between a truck and a quad left one person in the hospital and two in jail Friday afternoon, police said.
At about 12:35 p.m. May 12, deputies from the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office responded to a crash between a truck and an ATV on South Bagley Avenue near West 128th Street in Ashland Township — southern Newaygo County.
A pickup truck had been heading northbound on South Bagley Avenue when the driver lost control, went off the roadway and hit an ATV being driven by an 85-year-old Grant man, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.
While on their way to the scene, police learned the truck driver had fled the crash site.
The 85-year-old was found suffering from injuries at the scene and taken to Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids for treatment, police said.
Deputies searched the area and found the truck crashed and abandoned in the woods nearby. The area was searched using multiple K-9 units.
The search led police to find a 50-year-old man — also of Grant — hiding in the woods. He later admitted to driving the truck, police said, and was taken into custody and lodged at the Newaygo County Jail on numerous charges.
A 38-year-old woman from Grand Rapids was also found hiding and lodged at the Newaygo County Jail on an outstanding warrant. She was later identified as the passenger of the pickup truck, police said.
The crash is still under investigation, police said. Deputies were assisted at the scene by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan State Police, Grant-Ashland Fire Department, Life EMS, Jerry’s Towing and Newaygo County Central Dispatch.
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