ALLEN TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – A Florida man was injured Wednesday morning in Hillsdale County when he crashed after trying to avoid hitting a deer.
The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department reports 46-year-old Ricky Thomas Smith of Port Richey was traveling east on U.S. 12 near Thompson Road in Allen Township at about 3:26 a.m. when he swerved to avoid the deer and went off the road.
The vehicle landed in a ditch and rolled onto its side.
Smith was wearing his seat belt and was trapped inside until a passerby assisted him out of the vehicle.
The Reading Emergency Unit took him to Hillsdale Hospital for treatment of his injuries. Hillsdale Towing, the Michigan State Police and the Allen Fire Department also assisted the Sheriff’s Department who are still investigating the crash.
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