Michigan man charged after he allegedly drove truck at woman in ORV, swerved to cause crash

CRAWFORD COUNTY, MI – A Michigan man has been charged after he allegedly deliberately drove a truck at a lady driving an off-road automobile and struck her head-on.

John Wesley Fortress, 40, of Grayling was arrested at his house in Grayling on Sunday and arraigned within the forty sixth District Courtroom in Crawford County for felonious assault with a harmful weapon, home violence second offense and failure to report a crash.

Troopers from the Michigan State Police Houghton Lake Put up responded to the non-public damage crash, which occurred on West North Down River Street close to Stephan Bridge Street in Grayling Township at 8 p.m. on April 13.

The feminine sufferer stated she was returning house from work in a side-by-side when Fortress allegedly approached in the wrong way in a truck and swerved to strike her head-on.

After the crash, Fortress allegedly started yelling at her and fled the scene when her pals arrived. The sufferer was transported to Grayling Munson the place she was handled for her accidents.

Troopers had been unable to find Fortress at his residence or his relative’s house at the moment. A warrant for his arrest was approved on April 21.

Fortress’s bond was set at $20,000. His subsequent scheduled courtroom look is at 1 p.m. on Could 17.