Two treated after hitting trailer

Published 8:54 pm Friday, November 23, 2007

By Staff
Dowagiac Police Chief Tom Atkinson reports his officers are investigating an injury accident that occurred at Pokagon and Andrews streets on Thursday, Nov. 22, at approximately 3:40 p.m.
A vehicle driven by a 58-year-old Dowagiac resident was traveling north on Andrews.
The vehicle failed to stop at the intersection of Andrews and Pokagon, ran over the curb and struck a utility trailer parked in a yard on Pokagon Street.
Both the driver and passenger, a 45-year-old Dowagiac resident, sustained minor injuries in the crash and were transported to Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital by Dowagiac Life ambulance.
Both were treated and released from the hospital.
Neither occupant was wearing seat belts.
Alcohol and speed appear to have been a factor in the crash.
This crash remains under investigation by the Dowagiac Police Department, which did not identify either person involved.