A 16-year-old driver from Nunica was hospitalized with injuries following a serious car crash in Crockery Township on Monday night, as reported by local authorities. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office responded to an incident around 8 p.m. near the intersection of Apple Drive and 130th Avenue, where a car was discovered engulfed in flames.
The vehicle, a Mazda 6, was discovered off the road after apparently striking a culvert and flipping into trees, igniting shortly thereafter. Firefighters from the Crockery Township Fire Department arrived at the scene and successfully extinguished the blaze. According to WOOD TV, the young driver was found on the ground near the vehicle and no one else was inside the car at the time of the responders' arrival.
An ongoing investigation was mentioned by deputies who relayed that it was unclear whether the teenager had been wearing a seat belt during the crash. The area hospital to which the teen was transported has not released details concerning his condition, as noted by Grand Haven Tribune.
The full extent of the consequences is still under investigation. MLive and other sources have reported on the incident, including the rescue efforts and the teenager's hospitalization.
