On Sunday, May 12 at approximately 8:07 P.M., deputies were dispatched to Pierce Road near 160^th Avenue in Austin Township for a crash involving a car and buggy.

Investigation found that a 31-year-old male driver from Wyoming (MI) was travelling westbound when he came up on an Amish buggy heading westbound on the roadway carrying eight passengers, six of which were kids under the age of 13. The male attempted to swerve last minute to avoid the buggy but was unable to avoid hitting the buggy. A 10-year-old Amish female from Stanwood was ejected from the buggy. She was transported to Devos Childrens Hospital in Grand Rapids for non-life-threatening injuries. No other occupants of the Amish buggy or vehicle were injured. 

Alcohol and drugs were not suspected in the cause of the accident. Deputies were assisted on scene by Mecosta Twp Fire/Rescue, Mecosta County EMS, Morton Township Fire/Rescue, Meceola Central Dispatch and Michigan State Police.