COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Michigan State Police say a Branch County man is recovering after his pickup truck went into Coldwater Lake shortly at 5 p.m. Wednesday. According to troopers, 75-year old Jack Faulkner was headed home southbound on Centennial Road when he drove his Ford F-150 through the stop sign at Warren Road and ended up in the lake, 25 to 30 yards from the shoreline.
Faulkner was out of the truck in waist deep water when State Police and Lakeland Fire Department First Responders reached the scene. Several firemen in wet suits helped Faulkner wade his way to safety through the chilly water covered with an inch or two ice. He was taken to the Community Health Center of Branch County for treatment and admitted in stable condition.
State Police say the crash remains under investigation but believe a medical issue might have been involved in the accident.
