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Kent County Sheriff's Office investigating fatal head-on collision in Vergennes TWP

Posted About Eight Months Ago by Brandon Wirth

Just before 3:00 PM Monday, the Kent County Sheriff's Office received a report of a car fire along Fallasburg Park Dr. near Heim St.

The accident was quickly learned to be the result of two vehicles colliding. When first responders from the Sheriff's Office, Lowell Police, and Lowell Area Fire Department arrived, they located a 16-year-old female from Lowell injured and another vehicle on fire. After the fire was put out, investigators located a 41-year-old male from Saranac deceased in the vehicle.

The 16-year-old teen was traveling northbound on Fallasburg Park Dr. and crossed the centerline of the roadway. The Chevrolet pickup she was driving struck a GMC Envoy head-on.

At this time, the Kent County Sheriff's Office and Victim Advocates are working alongside the families involved in this crash. The Traffic Safety Unit will be continuing to look over data collected from the scene and investigate contributing circumstances.

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CSAA Baseball

MONDAY 5/6/24 - 4p

Chip Hills 2 @ Big Rapids 5

TUESDAY 5/7/24 - 4p

~~Morley Stanwood @ Big Rapids~~ - CANCELLED

~~Lakeview @ C Montcalm~~ - CANCELLED

~~Reed City @ Tri County~~ - CANCELLED

~~Grant @ Oakridge~~ - CANCELLED

~~Kent City @ Chip Hills~~ - CANCELLED

~~Newaygo @ White Cloud~~ - CANCELLED

WEDNESDAY 5/8/24 - 4p

Comstock Park 1 @ Newaygo 6

Comstock Park 1 @ Newaygo 5

Kent City 0 @ Chip Hills 4

Kent City 6 @ Chip Hills 7 (8inn)

Reed City 18 @ Tri County 5 (5inn)

Reed City 1 @ Tri County 8 (5inn)

Morley Stanwood 1 @ Big Rapids 11 (6inn)

Morley Stanwood 2 @ Big Rapids 4

Grant 0 @ Oakridge 3

THURSDAY 5/9/24 - 4p

C Montcalm @ Alma

Big Rapids @ Grant

Montabella @ Lakeview

Tri County @ Ravenna

FRIDAY 5/10/24 - 4p

Pine River @ Kent City

Hesperia @ Chip Hills

Newaygo @ White Cloud

SATURDAY 5/11/24

Sacred Heart @ Big Rapids - 11a

Charlevoix/Montabella @ Big Rapids - 1:30p

Montague @ Grant

Orchard View @ Grant

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CSAA Softball

MONDAY 5/6/24 - 4p

Grant 26 @ Orchard View 9

Grant 10 @ Orchard View 11

TUESDAY 5/7/24 - 4p

~~Morley Stanwood @ Big Rapids~~ - CANCELLED

~~Lakeview @ C Montcalm~~ - CANCELLED

~~Reed City @ Tri County~~ - CANCELLED

~~Kent City @ Chip Hills~~ - CANCELLED

WEDNESDAY 5/8/24 - 4p

~~Mt Pleasant @ Big Rapids~~ - CANCELLED

Morley Stanwood 0 @ Big Rapids 11 (6inn)

Morley Stanwood @ Big Rapids

Beal City 16 @ C Montcalm 2

Beal City 10 @ C Montcalm 6

Reed City 24 @ Tri County 0 (3inn)

Reed City 23 @ Tri County 0 (3inn)

Kent City 9 @ Chip Hills 8

Kent City 16 @ Chip Hills 0

THURDAY 5/9/24 - 4p

Big Rapids @ Grant

Lakeview @ Montabella

~~Sparta @ Newaygo~~ - CANCELLED

~~Hesperia @ Chip Hills~~ - CANCELLED

FRIDAY 5/10/24 - 4p

C Montcalm @ Carson City-Crystal

Morley Stanwood @ Fremont

Pine River @ Kent City

Grant @ Ludington

Sparta @ Newaygo

Hesperia @ Chip Hills

Newaygo @ White Cloud

SATURDAY 5/11/24

TBD @ Big Rapids - 12p

TBD @ Big Rapids - 2p

TBD @ Lakeview - 9a

TBD @ Lakeview - 11a

C Montcalm @ Shepherd - 10a

CSAA Baseball Standings

1) Big Rapids: 8-1 | +101 -29 (+72)

2) Grant: 7-2 | +77 -41 (+36)

3) Chippewa Hills: 6-3 | +52 -36 (+16)

4) Reed City: 7-4 | +78 -43 (+35)

5) Newaygo: 8-6 | +88 -57 (+31)

6) Central Montcalm: 6-6 | +65 -51 (+14)

7) Morley Stanwood: 5-5 | +43 -52 (-9)

8) Kent City: 5-7 | +66 -101 (-35)

9) White Cloud: 4-6 | +39 -83 (-44)

10) Tri County: 2-9 | +49 -119 (-70)

11) Lakeview: 0-9 | +37 -94 (-57)

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