Two injured in embankment crash in Cass County

By: Esther Kather

Posted: Nov 25, 2018 5:18 AM EDT

CASS COUNTY, Mich. – Deputies were called to a personal injury crash in Wayne Township Saturday evening.

At approximately 10:04 p.m. Nov. 24, deputies with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a crash on Dutch Settlement Street near Nubour Road.

Adam Molter, 38, of Dowagiac, Michigan was traveling west on Dutch Settlement Street when his vehicle left the roadway, rolling down an embankment on its side, police say.

Molter was transported by Pride Care Ambulance to Borgess Lee Hospital where he was then taken by Med Flight to Memorial Hospital for injuries sustained in the crash.

Officials say the 43-year-old passenger, Johnathan Hemenway, was transported and treated for unknown injuries at Borgess Lee Memorial.

Police believe alcohol to be a factor in the crash and say both individuals were not wearing seatbelts.

Med Flight, Wayne Township Fire, Pride Care Ambulance and Pokagon Tribal Police assisted at the scene.