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HOWARD TOWNSHIP — A person was injured Friday in a single-vehicle crash in Howard Township, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.

At approximately 8:50 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to a personal injury crash in the 800 block of Carberry Road in Howard Township.

The investigation shows that 27-year-old Nicholas Austin, of South Bend, was traveling northbound on Carberry Road when his vehicle left the roadway, hit a tree and caught fire.  Austin had a passenger, Josie Williams, who along with Austin was able to exit the vehicle. Williams went to Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital in Niles for non-life-threatening injuries sustained in the crash.

Both occupants were using seatbelts. Assisting in this crash was Howard Fire, Niles PD and SMCAS Ambulance.