A tragic auto accident has claimed a life in Huron County. Mary K. Ban, a 43-year-old Caseville woman, died after her Jeep collided with a tree early yesterday morning. According to the ABC12 report, the Huron County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene along M-25, just east of Quarry Road, after receiving reports of a damaged vehicle.
When deputies arrived, they discovered Ban inside the severely damaged Jeep Cherokee, deceased. The MidMichiganNow coverage adds that Sheriff Kelly J. Hanson described the vehicle as being "... tangled in the severely damaged Jeep Cherokee." The preliminary investigation suggested that the vehicle had left the roadway, struck a fence, and continued until it hit multiple trees.
Detailed in an OurMidland article, a 911 call placed around 9:33 a.m. led deputies to Ban's location. Neighbors reportedly heard a loud noise at approximately 2:30 a.m., which might indicate the time of the crash. Emergency responders from the Caseville Fire Department were also present to aid in extracting Ban from the vehicle.
