Bethel trustee Hathaway dies in four wheeler crash
Don Reid
dreid@thedailyreporter.com
BETHEL TOWNSHIP Rod Hathaway, a longtime Bethel Township trustee and farmer, 83, died Sunday following a four-wheeler crash on Gilead Lake Road.
Hathaway was headed north on Gilead Lake Road just south of Schmidt Road when his enclosed 2020 Polaris Ranger crossed the center line and left the road. It went through the ditch and into a grove of small trees, then turned onto its side as it hit a tree. Hathaway was thrown from the ATV.
Bronson Fire Department was called just after 10 a.m. and responded with LifeCare and Branch County sheriff’s deputies. Emergency personnel administered CPR at the scene.
Elderly man killed when 4-wheeler hits tree
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and last updated 2021-02-07 15:13:30-05
BRANCH COUNTY, Mich. â An 83-year-old man died when the four-wheeled vehicle he was driving struck a tree Sunday morning.
At 10:01 a.m. Sunday, the Branch County Sheriff s Office responded to a report of a personal injury accident on Gilead Lake Road, just south of Schmidt Road in Bethel Township. Upon arriving at the scene, deputies a crash victim who was pronounced dead at the scene.
He was identified as Roderick Rod Hathaway, 83, of Bronson.
The investigation showed that Hathaway was riding a four-wheeled side-by-side northbound on Gilean Lake when the vehicle crossed over the roadway, rolled over and hit a tree. Hathaway was thrown from the four-wheeler.
and last updated 2021-01-08 18:24:48-05
MISSOULA â A key easement needed to bring the Milwaukee Trail west to Mullan Road was approved this week, setting the stage for other projects that will set the extension into motion.
Missoula County commissioners approved spending $25,000 from the 2006 Open Space Bond to acquire the easement across the Schmidt Road property, located just south of Mullan Road.
The Milwaukee Trail would follow the property to Mullan Road, where the trail would continue west at some point in the future.
âThis trail would provide a critical connection between the Milwaukee Trail and Mullan Road,â said Grant Carlton, the cityâs open space program manager. âIt connects to the highway and extends the Milwaukee Trial by half a mile.â