HOWARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Two people were hospitalized after a truck crashed into the gas line of a home starting a fire in Cass County’s Howard Township Monday morning, October 17.
Cass County Sheriff’s deputies were sent to Barron Lake Road near Mannix Street around 7:30 a.m. after receiving reports that a vehicle had crashed into a home.
On scene, deputies learned that a truck, driven by 33-year-old Justin Miller of Niles, was traveling south on Barron Lake Road and rear-ended another vehicle, driven by 53-year-old Janis Mix of Dowagiac. Miller’s truck then went off the road and hit a mailbox and the side of a home. According to the sheriff’s office, the truck hit a gas line on the side of the home, causing both the house and truck to catch fire.
Miller, who was not in the truck when the fire started was taken to the hospital and his condition is unknown at this time. The other driver went to the hospital in a private vehicle. His condition is also unknown.
Authorities say the homeowner was not hurt in the crash or fire, and it’s unknown at this time if drugs or alcohol were factors.
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