TALLMADGE TWP., MI (WHTC) – A meeting of the old and the new by accident, in more ways than one, between Standale and Allendale on Tuesday afternoon resulted in both drivers being hospitalized.
According to Ottawa County Sheriff’s Deputies, 17-year-old Austin Portmann of Wright Township was southbound on 8th Avenue around 2 PM and attempted to turn left onto Country Lane when he turned his 2006 Cadillac into the path of a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, driven by 67-year-old Michael Pater of Standale, causing a nearly head-on collision. Both drivers were taken to Spectrum-Butterworth Hospital for treatment, with Pater in serious condition and Portmann in stable condition.
The crash remains under investigation.
