SERIOUS ACCIDENT MONDAY MORNING

JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REPORTING A SERIOUS INJURY ACCIDENT MONDAY MORNING ON E. MICHIGAN AVENUE NEAR HARRINGTON ROAD IN SANDSTONE TOWNSHIP.

ACCORDING TO THE REPORT AN SUV DRIVEN BY RACHEL SMITH OF ALBION HIT A WESTBOUND PICKUP DRIVEN BY SANDRA ANDERSON OF SPRING ARBOR HEAD ON. AN ADULT PASSENGER AND THREE CHILDREN WERE ALSO IN THE SUV. SMITH AND ANDERSON ALONG WITH THE ADULT PASSENGER HAD TO BE TAKEN TO ALLEGIANCE HOSPITAL FOR SERIOUS INJURIES. ONE CHILD WAS TAKEN FOR MINOR INJURIES AND THE TWO OTHER CHILDREN WERE TREATED AND RELEASED AT THE SCENE. INVESTIGATION INTO ACCIDENT IS CONTINUING. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS AND ALCOHOL IS NOT A FACTOR ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. PARMA SANDSTONE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND JACKSON COMMUNITY AMBULANCE ALSO RESPONDED TO THE SCENE.