One injured in traffic accident

Published 11:09 pm Tuesday, January 16, 2018

MASON TOWNSHIP — A 27-year-old Edwardsburg man was injured in an early-morning crash Tuesday, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies were dispatched to Cassopolis Road near Grange Street at 4:35 a.m. after Darol Bussen, 27, struck a tree with his vehicle.

Bussen was southbound on Cassopolis Road when he lost control of his vehicle. Bussen was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

Bussen was transported by SEPSA ambulance to memorial Hospital in South Bend for injuries. The crash remains under investigation.

Assisting deputies on the scene were SEPSA Ambulance and Fire Department and Edwardsburg Ambulance.