Passenger hospitalized following two-vehicle Cass county crash

CASS COUNTY, Mich. -- Deputies responded to a two-vehicle injury crash on Redfield Street on Saturday around 12:30 p.m., according to the Cass County Sheriff's Office.

Investigations showed that one vehicle, driven by a 35-year-old man from South Bend, Indiana, was traveling westbound on Redfield Street at the time of the crash, and his vehicle contained a 63-year-old female passenger from Mishawaka.

Police determined that the driver of the westbound vehicle allegedly lost control of his vehicle and traveled into an oncoming lane of traffic, colliding with 35-year-old Dowagiac resident who was traveling east on Redfield Street.  

According to police, seatbelts were worn by both parties at the time of the crash.

Neither drugs nor alcohol are considered to be factors in the crash. 

The 63-year-old passenger in the westbound vehicle was transported to South Bend Memorial Hospital for her injuries.