SPIDER CAUSES ACCIDENT
The Leelanau County Sheriff's Office responded to a personal injury accident in Centerville Township.
On 5/7/17, at 0940hrs, deputies and Cedar Area Fire and Rescue responded to a single vehicle accident on South Good Harbor Trail near East Gatzke Road. Upon arrival, emergency personnel found a 2005 GMC Envoy off the east side of the roadway. The driver of the GMC was identified as a 26 year old man from Grawn and the passenger was a 29 year old femal...e from Grawn. The driver stated he was northbound on South Good Harbor Trail when he was distracted by a spider on the visor above his head. The vehicle veered off the east side of the roadway, traveling down into the ditch through heavy brush before coming to rest against some trees.
The driver was uninjured but his passenger sustained an injury to her wrist. She was treated at the scene by Cedar Area Fire personnel.