GRATIOT COUNTY, Mich. — A prisoner from West Michigan being taken to prison jumped from a moving vehicle and could lose his life because of it.
Deputies from Mecosta County were transporting the prisoner to a Michigan Department of Corrections facility Thursday morning. Around 7:40 a.m. the prisoner escaped from the rear compartment of the vehicle, then leaped while it was still moving down the road in Gratiot County.
The prisoner suffered life-threatening injuries, according to the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office. That prisoner is being treated at a local hospital.
The escape attempt is under investigation by Michigan State Police.
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