Greenville woman, 74, injured after falling asleep at the wheel
By Elisabeth Waldon • Last Updated 5:49 pm on Tuesday, July 03, 2012
A Greenville woman was taken to the hospital after losing control of her vehicle on U.S. 131 and striking a tree this afternoon in Mecosta County.
Mecosta County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the accident at southbound 131 near old State Road at 4:15 p.m. this afternoon.
A 74-year-old Greenville woman is believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel, losing control and rolling her vehicle before striking a tree.
She was transported to Mecosta County Medical Center in Big Rapids for non-life-threatening injuries.
Deputies were assisted by Mecosta Austin Fire & Rescue and Mecosta County Emergency Medical Services.
Elisabeth Waldon
Elisabeth Waldon is news editor of The Daily News, where she began as an intern in 2001. Her beat includes courts/cops/crime and Montcalm County government. She is also editor of The Carson City Gazette. She loves investigative reporting, telling small-town stories, frequenting music halls, experimenting with photography and being a wife and mother in the "Panhandle" of Montcalm County.Elisabeth Waldon has written 572 articles.
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