Niles Teen Injured In Crash With Semi

11-5-21
11-5-21

A 19-year-old man from Niles is recovering after his vehicle rear-ended a semi in Cass County on Friday. The Cass County Sheriff’s Department says the crash happened around 8 a.m. just north of Peavine Street on M-51 in Pokagon Township. A Nissan driven by Paris Higgs of Niles rear ended the back of a Crystal Flash semi driven by Ricky Doorlag of Lawton. The semi had been stopped on M-51 due to traffic in front of it when the Nissan failed to stop and struck the rear of the semi trailer. Higgs was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Doorlag was not injured. The crash remains under investigation.