NEWS RELEASE
MICHIGAN STATE POLICE
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On Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023 at approximately 2:54 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash on US-31 near Old Dixie Highway in Banks Township.
Witnesses reported a 2002 Jeep Liberty was traveling southbound on US-31, drove on to the right shoulder of the roadway and then re-entered the roadway and crossed the centerline striking a 2023 Freightliner head-on. The driver of the Jeep, a 33-year-old Boyne Falls man, was airlifted to Munson Medical Center in Traverse City with serious injuries. His current condition is unknown. The driver of the Freightliner, a 66-year-old man from Roscommon, suffered two broken ribs and was transported by ambulance to McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey. He was later released from the hospital.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
The Antrim County Sheriff’s Office, EMS, Otsego County EMS, and Banks Township Fire and Rescue responded to the scene.
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