On Saturday, June 22 at 1:00 P.M., deputies from the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a UTV crash at a private residence in Mecosta.

The investigation found three minors were riding a UTV, when the driver got off the vehicle and one of the other passengers, sitting in the middle of the UTV, stepped on the gas pedal. This caused the UTV to run into a tree head on. The two minors that were on the UTV were transported to Corewell Health in Big Rapids by EMS for non-life threatening injuries.  

Deputies were assisted by Wheatland Township Fire/Rescue, Mecosta County EMS, and Meceola Central Dispatch.