PORTLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Three people have been hospitalized following a crash in Portland Township early Sunday morning.
Arnd 1:30 a.m. Sunday, deputies with the Ionia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a crash near E Grand River Avenue and Doreen Drive in Portland Township.
Deputies say their preliminary investigation indicates that a 20-year-old man headed westbound in a GMC Sierra collided head-on with an eastbound 28-year-old man driving a Saturn Vue.
Aftermath of head-on collision, which hospitalized three, in Portland Township on Nov. 1, 2026. (Courtesy Ionia County Sheriff’s Office).
Aftermath of head-on collision, which hospitalized three, in Portland Township on Nov. 1, 2026. (Courtesy Ionia County Sheriff’s Office).
The 28-year-old driver was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and the 20-year-old driver was hospitalized with serious injuries, according to deputies.
A 20-year-old woman, who was a passenger in the GMC, was also hospitalized, according to deputies.
Deputies say that the circumstances leading up to the crash are unknown, but alcohol is suspected to have been involved.
E Grand River Avenue was closed for about two hours, reopening at 3:45 a.m. Sunday morning.
The crash remains under investigation at this time.
