<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=185Te3_0wFqxSvt00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=185Te3_0wFqxSvt00" width="1107" height="642" ><figcaption>– Oceana County Sheriff’s Office photo</figcaption></figure>NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 7-year-old Muskegon girl and her father, who is a 27-year-old Muskegon man, were injured when the van he was driving crashed into a tree Sunday, Oct. 20, shortly after 3 a.m. on 192nd Avenue near Pierce Road, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report.Both the man and the girl were pinned inside the 2005 Chevrolet Express G3500 van after the crash, the report states, and both were transported by ambulance to Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital with serious injuries after they were freed from the wreckage.The man was traveling north on South 192nd Avenue when he fell asleep at the wheel, losing control of the van, which “became airborne” before hitting a tree “at a high rate of speed,” the report states. “Driver and passenger were found in the front driver’s seat upon arrival with both front airbags deployed with significant interior intrusion,” the report’s narrative states. Blood was drawn from the man to test for alcohol and drugs, which are suspected to be contributing factors in the crash.Where the girl was positioned inside the van at the time of the crash and her seatbelt use are unknown. The man was wearing a seatbelt, according to the report.____________________________________________________Please Support Local NewsReceive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a month. Your contribution will help us to continue to provide you with free local news.The easiest way is to sign up for an automatic monthly payment on Paypal. Click this link.Alternative methods:We can send you an invoice for a yearly payment of $120, which you can conveniently pay online or by check. If you are interested in this method, please email editor@mediagroup31.com and we can sign you up. You can also mail a yearly check for $120 to Media Group 31, PO Box 21, Scottville, MI 49454 (please include your email address).We appreciate all our readers regardless of whether they choose to continue to access our service for free or with a monthly financial support.If you would like to support MCP/OCP but do not wish to receive daily emails, please consider sending a contribution to any of the above methods or pay by Venmo (@masoncountypress)._____This story and original photography are copyrighted © 2024, all rights reserved by Media Group 31, LLC, PO Box 21, Scottville, MI 49454. No portion of this story or images may be reproduced in any way, including print or broadcast, without expressed written consent.As the services of Media Group 31, LLC are news services, the information posted within the sites are archivable for public record and historical posterity. For this reason it is the policy and practice of this company to not delete postings. It is the editor’s discretion to update or edit a story when/if new information becomes available. This may be done by editing the posted story or posting a new “follow-up” story. Media Group 31, LLC or any of its agents have the right to make any changes to this policy. Refer to Use Policy for more information.Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals. Three ways to help us: Venmo: @MasonCountyPress; Paypal: MasonCountyPress@gmail.com; Mail a check to PO BOX 21, Scottville, MI 49454.fb.com/stars</div></body>

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NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 7-year-old Muskegon girl and her father, who is a 27-year-old Muskegon man, were injured when the van he was driving crashed into a tree Sunday, Oct. 20, shortly after 3 a.m. on 192nd Avenue near Pierce Road, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report.