Car strikes tree when driver, passenger argue

Published 6:55 pm Tuesday, July 6, 2004

By Staff
CASSOPOLIS -- The driver of a 1995 Ford Probe which crashed Sunday afternoon, July 4, at 12:35 on M-62 near Evan Road in Jefferson Township said she was arguing with her passenger when she lost control and the car struck a tree. Cass County Sheriff Joseph M. Underwood Jr. identified the driver as Linda Robinson, 25, of Cassopolis. She was arguing with passenger Mark Martin, 22, also of Cassopolis, when the car left the roadway. Robinson was transported to Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital by Dowagiac ambulance. Martin was taken to Borgess-Lee by Cassopolis ambulance. Both stated they were wearing their seatbelts. Alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the accident.