WEXFORD COUNTY -- UPDATE Saturday 1:00pm: The driver of the panel type van, 45 year-old Robert Mitchell of Manton was pronounced dead at Munson Medical Center due to his injuries.
The driver of the Semi-truck 46 year-old Jeffrey Koetje of McBain was treated at Mercy Hospital and Released.
The driver of the Jeep Cherokee, 50 year-old Michael Rhodes of Lake City was treated at Mercy Hospital and transferred to Grand Rapids for his injuries.
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Three people were hospitalized Friday night after a chain-reaction crash involving a logging truck. It happened just before 5:30 p.m. on M-42 at the intersection of North 47 Road.
Sheriff's investigators say an eastbound panel van waiting to turn left onto North 47 was rear ended by a Jeep. That collision forced the van into the path of the logging truck. The truck crashed into the van smashing it into pieces.
The driver of the van was seriously injured and rushed to Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. The two other drivers were taken to Mercy Hospital in Cadillac. The road was closed for several hours as crews cleaned up the scene. No word yet on who was injured or to the extent of the injuries.
