Bad Axe Police say that alcohol was a probable factor in a Saturday morning side-by-side accident that left one injured.
On Saturday, June 10, just before 12:45 a.m., Officer Deacons of the Bad Axe Police was dispatched to the area of South Van Dyke Rd and Outer Drive for a single vehicle crash.
Upon his arrival he found that a 2022 Polaris side-by-side ORV had rolled onto his side causing injury to the driver, a 38-year-old Bad Axe man. The driver was transported to McLaren Thumb region for his injuries.
Witnesses advised that an unknown passenger had left the scene on foot; the passenger was later identified and believed to be uninjured. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash.
Names are being withheld as the crash is still under investigation. The Huron County Sheriff’s Office and Bad Axe Fire assisted at the scene.
