SOUTH RANGE, MI-- A driver led Houghton County Sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase through the Village of South Range before he crashed his vehicle early Saturday morning.
Around 2:15 a.m. deputies tried to stop a vehicle for driving carelessly around the village. The vehicle—driven by a 31-year-old South Range man—drove away at a high rate of speed. Deputies chased him through the village and northbound onto Trail #3. The vehicle crashed into trees adjacent to the trail, trapping both the driver and a 35-year-old male passenger.
Deputies helped both men out of the vehicle. They were taken to UPHS-Portage for treatment.
The driver was released and taken to the Houghton County Jail. The condition of the passenger is unknown.
