BATTLE CREEK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) — Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a two-vehicle crash involving a MSP patrol vehicle and a black Toyota Camry, according to MSP Lt. Duwayne Robinson.
The crash happened on West Columbia Avenue near Stevens Road in Battle Creek at about 10:00 p.m. Sunday,
Trooper Christopher Haywood had been driving westbound on West Columbia Avenue when a Toyota Camry, with a 32-year-old Kalamazoo man at the wheel, crossed the centerline hitting Haywood’s patrol vehicle head on.
Trooper Haywood and the two occupants of the Camry suffered severe, but non-life-threatening injuries. All three went by ambulance to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo for treatment.
The Kalamazoo driver is suspected of operating while impaired by a controlled substance. His identity, and his passenger’s identify were withheld by police, pending further investigation.
Calhoun County Sheriff’s deputies, Battle Creek police, Life Care Ambulance, and EMS Battle Creek firefighters assisted troopers at the scene.
