OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 6, 2026) – More information has been released by the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office concerning a third fatal vehicle crash in time in less than a 72 hour period.
Around 2:20 PM on Monday, first responders were dispatched to the junction of 120th Avenue and Stanton Street in West Olive on a report of a SUV colliding with a cement truck. Investigators believe that the westbound SUV apparently failed to yield the right of way to the northbound truck, leading to the collision.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Sheriff’s Office disclosed more information on the occupants involved, although no names were mentioned. A 51-year-old Grand Rapids man driving the SUV was the person who lost his life, while a 46-year-old woman was was airlifted to Corewell-Butterworth Hospital in critical condition. Three children, ranging in ages from 11 to 4, and who were not in child restraint seating, were taken to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, with two of them in critical condition, and the other suffering more moderate injuries. A 41-year-old Allendale man driving the cement truck was not hurt.
On Friday evening, a 34-year-old Allendale man lost his life in a two-vehicle crash on Lake Michigan Drive at 78th Avenue. Overnight on Sunday, a 20-year-old Coopersville man perished when his vehicle went off of Leonard Street near 14th Avenue and struck a tree.
All three incidents remain under investigation.
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