SPRING LAKE TWP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – A 36-year-old Sparta man is in serious, but stable condition after running his vehicle off the roadway.
Deputies from the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office were called to the scene on southbound US-31 at Taft Street at 3:05 a.m. Saturday, August 19. Sgt Jay Douglas says the man whose name is not being released pending charges, was traveling at a high rate of speed in a 2004 Cadillac Sedan when his vehicle ran off the roadway and then overturned numerous time.
The vehicle then came to rest on the shoulder of the roadway. The driver who was the only occupant in the vehicle had to be extricated by Spring Lake Fire Rescue.
The man was transported to Hackley Hospital where he remains in serious condition. Alcohol and speed were a factor in the crash.