Two injured in ORV accident in West Branch
WEST BRANCH TOWNSHIP — Two men were injured Sunday evening in a side-by-side off-road vehicle crash near Schultz Road in northern Dickinson County.
The crash happened about 6:10 p.m. when the driver, 20-year-old Zachary Suarez of Channing, lost control while going over a berm at high speed and the ORV flipped, ejecting both Suarez and his passenger, 25-year-old Matthew Schultz of Norway, according to the Michigan State Police Iron Mountain post.
Both were taken to Dickinson County Memorial Hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Neither was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, according to the MSP news release. Alcohol is not believed to have been a factor.
The MSP was assisted by the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department, Nordic Ambulance and Integrity Ambulance.




