MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP, MI— No serious injuries were reported, after a car crashed into Marquette Township woods on Saturday.
The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office says it happened just before 2 p.m. on Wright Street near Commerce Drive. An 82-year-old Jenison, Michigan man was southbound in a van when he became distracted by his phone. As the driver answered the phone, he didn’t see the road curved to the left. The vehicle went down an embankment and into the tree line, hitting several small trees.
Of the four people in the van, only one complained of minor injuries and sought their own treatment.
Wright Street was closed for a short time while the vehicle was removed from the ditch.
The driver was found to be at fault in the crash.
