Two injured in Cass County crash

Two people were injured in a head-on crash this week in Cass County’s LaGrange Township.

Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called at 10:25 p.m. Wednesday to an area of M-62 near Kingsbury Street.

Deputies said a southbound vehicle driven by 38-year-old Dowagiac resident Melissa Tripp was struck head-on by a northbound vehicle that crossed the centerline.

The second vehicle was driven by Carol Slusher, 72, of White Pigeon. Slusher was flown to South Bend Memorial, while Tripp was transported by ambulance to South Bend Memorial.

Seatbelts were worn; neither alcohol nor drugs were factors in the incident, authorities said.

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