Niles woman reported unresponsive after colliding into wooden poll

Published 9:31 am Tuesday, September 26, 2017

A Niles woman was hospitalized following a collision that closed Chicago Road Monday morning. The driver was traveling west on West Chicago Road when she crossed the center line, continuing across the eastbound lane before colliding with a wooden utility pole at approximately 8:23 a.m. Monday.

The crash closed the northbound lane of Chicago Road between Meadow Drive and Colony Court.

The driver of the car, 35-year-old Jennifer Flewellen, was unresponsive when Niles Police and fire members arrived on the scene. Medical personnel performed CPR on Flewellen at the scene before she was transported to the Lakeland Hospital.

Her medical condition is unknown at this time.

The Michigan State Police assisted at the crash scene. Investigators are looking into the possibility that a medical condition contributed to the crash.

Neither speed nor alcohol appear to have been factors.

The crash remains under investigation.