78-Year-Old Pewamo Resident Airlifted to Hospital After ATV Crash in Ionia County
A 78-year-old Pewamo resident was airlifted to Butterworth Hospital with serious injuries after an ATV collision at a Lyons Township intersection Sunday afternoon.
A 78-year-old Pewamo resident was airlifted to Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids with serious injuries after a collision with a vehicle Sunday afternoon in Ionia County.
Ionia County sheriff's deputies responded to a report around 1:48 p.m. of a collision at the intersection of East Blue Water Highway and Cook Road in Lyons Township.
The ATV operator was driving the vehicle and failed to yield at the signed intersection while crossing. A westbound vehicle struck the ATV operator, who was then ejected from the vehicle according to police.
The ATV operator, a 78-year-old Pewamo resident, was flown by an Aeromed helicopter to an area hospital with serious injuries.
The Pewamo Fire Department, Life Ambulance Services, Aeromed and Rueh's Towing all assisted at the scene. The victim was not wearing a seatbelt during the crash according to the sheriff's office.
The collision remains under investigation by Ionia County sheriff's deputies.
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