The man critically injured when a Montcalm County emergency vehicle crashed into his car has died.
Even with lights flashing and siren blaring the law says drivers of emergency vehicles must slow down or stop at intersections and make sure it is safe to proceed.
A woman was killed and a man seriously injured when their car was hit by a Montcalm County Emergency Services vehicle on October 4th.
"He never stopped at the stop sign," says witness and nearby resident Dan Bennett. "He crushed that car."
In the car, 61-year-old passenger Shirley Narloch of Lakeview was killed. Max Young, 74, of Lakeview, was critically injured. He died from his injuries Saturday.
Montcalm County Emergency Services Lt. Richard Pierce, 70, was rushing to another fatal crash when he sped through the stop sign at West County Line Road and W. Kendaville Road and hit their car in the intersection.
"He should have slowed down," says Bennett. "Slow down completely then speed back up when they get through."
State law permits drivers of emergency vehicles to proceed past a stop sign, but only after slowing down for safe operations.
"You have to take a lot of things into account when you are going at high rates of speed," says Montcolm County Deputy Randy Hansen.
The emergency services lieutenant was headed to a crash at West County Line and M-82 that killed 46-year-old Mark Spillman and 55-year-old Kenneth Sullivan. Sullivan’s 46-year-old wife Shelly was seriously injured.
Police say their Ford Ranger was hit when 35-year-old Stephanie Bass of Grandville ran a stop sign
