MASON COUNTY - On Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 11:56 a.m., emergency crews were called to a two-vehicle crash on US10 at Main Street (Custer Road) in Custer. The crash took place in front of the Mason County Eastern High School (MCE), officials said.
Among the first to arrive on scene was a firefighter with the Free Soil/Meade Fire Department and the Mason County Eastern School Resource Deputy — a deputy with the Mason County Sheriff’s Office.
The deputy immediately recognized one of the drivers as a student at MCE, officials said. The student was the driver of one of the vehicles, and was trapped in the car, officials said.
The deputy and firefighter attempted life-saving measures, but the driver was pronounced dead at Corewell Hospital in Ludington, officials said.
“As a father of young drivers, my heart breaks for the family of the young life lost. And, as the sheriff, I join our community in mourning for the MCE family,” said Sheriff Kim Cole.
“Until such time and the Mason County Eastern Schools feel it is appropriate, I will not be releasing the victim’s name.”
The victim was 17 years old, officials said.
Custer Township Fire & Jaws, Scottville Fire and LIFE EMS assisted MCSO deputies at the scene and the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Victim’s Services Unit assisted the family at Corewell Hospital.
The crash remains under investigation by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Crash Re-Construction Team.