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Driver swerves to miss Amish buggy, hits trees

Posted at 2:57 AM, Aug 09, 2019
and last updated 2019-08-09 02:57:47-04

MECOSTA COUNTY, Mich. — A 27-year-old Howard City woman was injured in a crash Thursday night.

It happened just after 8:30 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of Pierce Road and 175th Avenue in Mecosta County.

Deputies say the driver swerved to avoid a collision with an Amish buggy and went off road into several trees.

She was taken to a nearby hospital for minor injuries.

No one inside the Amish buggy was hurt.