Gladwin County Sheriff deputies investigated a traffic crash at North M-18 and Pratt Lake Road late Tuesday. The extent of injuries were not immediately known.
Many passing by agreed the crash looked bad. One woman said both vehicles were on their sides. Dispatch reported there was a minivan and an SUV involved. Investigators were on scene and unavailable for immediate comment.
There have been other crashes in that same area. Gladwin resident Mari Battjes was in a crash at the location in 2011. She said news of the crash caused memories of the crash to come flooding back.
It was March 5, 2011, the roads were slushy and a van sideswiped Battjes.
“Most of my husband’s door was pushed to the back passenger (part), Battjes said. “My husband was driving. My then 6-year-old had to be pulled out through the little window of the back-passenger door. She was unresponsive at first and had blood all over her face.
“There was an officer behind the person driving the van and an off-duty EMT at the scene,” she added.
Battjes said that winter brought so much snow, which had it not filled the ditch, her child would probably not be alive.
Battjes said she is among the many praying for those involved in tonight's crash.