Vehicles strike fallen tree in Volinia Township

Published 7:20 am Monday, March 29, 2004

By Staff
CASSOPOLIS -- Several vehicles, including a motorcycle, struck a tree which fell across Marcellus Highway, near Lawrence Road, in Volinia Township at 10:12 p.m. Sunday, March 28.
Cass County Sheriff Joseph M. Underwood Jr. reports the vehicles involved sustained only minor damage, with no injuries reported. The motorcycle, however, which was being ridden by Dale Zedeck, 51, of Marcellus, was traveling east on Marcellus Highway when he struck the downed tree and lost control.
The motorcycle went off the roadway, coming to rest approximately 75 feet from where it hit the tree.
Zedeck was transported to Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital in Dowagiac by Marcellus Ambulance Service for treatment of his injuries. Marcellus Fire Department assisted at the scene. The accident remains under investigation.