Kalamazoo Gazette

Three hurt in head-on crash on U.S. 131
Sunday, December 07, 2008 Kalamazoo Gazette
BY JEF RIETSMA

PARK TOWNSHIP -- Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Saturday on U.S. 131 in St. Joseph County, police said.

A 51-year-old woman from Apache Junction, Ariz., her husband and a 58-year-old Portage man were transported to Three Rivers Health medical facility following the 10:05 a.m. crash, which occurred just south of Heimbach Road in Park Township, according to Michigan State Police.

The extent of their injuries was not known Saturday afternoon, and police did not release their names.

State Police trooper Mike Thyng said the crash occurred when a southbound Jeep Liberty driven by the Portage man went out of control, crossed the median of U.S. 131 and struck the Arizona couple's Dodge minivan head-on.

Thyng said the minivan was loaded with luggage and what appeared to be Christmas presents.