CONSTANTINE, MI (WTVB) – A 22-year-old Three Rivers man was injured Sunday night when his jeep crashed into a large tree after he swerved to avoid hitting a deer in St. Joseph County’s Florence Township.
Michigan State Police say the accident happened in the 63,000 block of Lutz Road near Constantine at about 11:10 p.m.
The driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries. There were no passengers in the vehicle.
He was was taken by ambulance to Three Rivers hospital for treatment.
Troopers say alcohol and drugs are believed to be possible factors in the crash which is still under investigation.
