HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC) – Nobody was seriously hurt, but a 31-year-old Grand Rapids man learned a lesson before dawn on Friday about trucks and not stopping suddenly in front of them.
According to Ottawa County Sheriff’s Sergeant Brent Converse, Matthew Kloosterman was driving west on Ottagan Street while 37-year-old Jonathon Juros of Holland was piloting a fully-loaded cement truck behind him when they approached the Country Club Road intersection east of Holland just before 7 AM. “Mr. Kloosterman braked suddenly to make a left turn,” Converse explained. “Mr. Juros attempted to stop and avoid the collision; however, (he) ended up striking the rear end of Mr. Kloosterman’s vehicle, which ultimately caused the cement truck to lose control and overturn.”
Kloosterman suffered “very minor” injuries and refused any treatment at the scene; Juros was unhurt. Ottagan Street was blocked off for about three hours while the overturned truck was righted. The crash remains under investigation.
