Distracted Driver Causes Injury Crash Near Plainwell

PLAINWELL, MI (WHTC) – State police released no names, but details of yesterday’s crash that closed US-31 near Plainwell for over three hours yesterday afternoon have emerged. Troopers believe that a southbound SUV driver near the Allegan-Kalamazoo county line may have been distracted when he slammed into the rear of a semi that had been stopped due to a separate crash involving a Wyoming school bus. The driver is in critical but stable condition at Bronson Hospital. The semi driver suffered minor injuries.