Women treated for injuries after crash

A 66-year-old Niles woman was cited for failure to yield the right of way following a two-vehicle accident Tuesday in Fabius Township.

According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, Margie Livers was eastbound on M-60 when she stopped at the U.S. 131 intersection. Livers proceeded to cross the southbound lane of U.S. 131, when her vehicle was struck by a car driven by 59-year-old White Pigeon-area resident Debra Dolbee.

Livers and Dolbee were treated for minor injuries at Three Rivers Health.

Two children injured in crash

Two children were among the injured in a Tuesday afternoon accident on U.S. 131 at Heimbach Road in Park Township.

According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, 42-year-old Kristina Hamilton, of Three Rivers, was driving west on Heimbach Road when she failed to stop at the southbound lanes of U.S. 131 and struck a vehicle driven by a 31-year-old Marcellus man.

Two of the four children in the victim’s car were treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Three Rivers Health.

Hamilton was cited for failure to yield, according to sheriff’s department deputies.

Two arrested for multiple charges

A pair of Three Rivers residents was arrested early Tuesday following a disturbance at their residence in the 600 block of French Street.

Three Rivers Police Chief Tom Bringman said a man and a woman, both 22, were arrested after they were involved in a confrontation around 4:30 a.m. with two guests.

Bringman said the four had spent the night drinking before a dispute between the male resident and the two associates.

Subsequently, one of the men was shot twice in the upper torso area with a .22-caliber rifle and stabbed twice by the female resident, while she stabbed the other in his hand.

The female resident was charged with two counts of attempted murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, while her companion was cited for discharging a firearm inside a dwelling while intoxicated and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. In addition, he was wanted on a warrant for misdemeanor assault.

The man earlier in the evening had fired the rifle into an interior wall.

The shooting victim is in stable condition at Borgess Hospital, while the man who was stabbed in the hand was treated at Three Rivers Health and released.

Two treated for injuries

Two White Pigeon residents were treated for injuries they suffered after the motorcycle they were riding was hit by a deer about 5 p.m. Thursday.

The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said the 46-year-old driver, Scott Crone was south on Covered Bridge Road when the deer ran into his motorcycle near South River Road.

The man and his 47-year-old passenger, Joni Crone were treated at Three Rivers Health.

Woman airlifted to Borgess

A single-car accident early Sunday morning in Colon Township resulted in two Three Rivers residents seeking medical attention.

Officials from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said 30-year-old Matthew Smith was driving west on Colon Road and lost control of the vehicle. Investigators said it appears Smith was driving at an excessively high rate of speed before the vehicle left the roadway and flipped over several times.

It came to rest on its top in a field east of M-66.

Rebecca Smith, 43, was airlifted to Borgess Hospital while Matthew Smith was transported to Three Rivers Health.

Investigators are looking into whether alcohol was a factor in the incident.

Man stabbed in Three Rivers

A 35-year-old Three Rivers resident was found stabbed in the back Saturday evening at South Main and Pleasant streets.

According to the Three Rivers Police Department, an on-duty officer found the man in the middle of the street. He was transported to Three Rivers Health and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

No additional details were available in a department media release.

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