CASSOPILIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) Police are investigating an early morning Saturday accident in Cass County that sent a motorist to the hospital.
It happened around 1:20 a.m. in the 69000 Block of South River Road in PorterTownship. Authorities report that 34 year old Joshua Lee Austin of Hudson, Indiana was driving Southbound on South River Road when he failed to make a curve. left the roadway and struck a tree and chain link fence. Austin suffered a head injury and was transported to Elkhart General Hospital.
Investigators say that seatbelts were not worn and alcohol does appear to be a factor.
