Winn man, 39, hospitalized after crashing into pond

Winn resident Gregory Brian-Warren, 39, is hospitalized after his Chevrolet Blazer ran off of the road, rolling upside down into a pond driving westbound on East Deerfield Road Friday morning. The accident is still being investigated. (Photo courtesy of the Isabella County Police Department)

A 39 year-old Winn man is in the hospital after his car was submerged in a pond upside down Friday morning.

Around 7:20 a.m., Gregory Brian-Warren Leiter was driving westbound on East Deerfield Road when his Chevrolet Blazer crossed the center-line and ran off the opposite side of the road and into a pond, rolling upside down, according to a news release from the Isabella County Sheriff’s Department.

Three individuals, who wish to remain anonymous, were traveling on East Deerfield Road Friday morning when they noticed the submerged car and stopped to help Leiter, who was conscious inside the vehicle. They cut the driver’s seatbelt with a knife and were able to get him out of the car and onto shore.

Leiter was transported to McLaren-Central Michigan by MMR. His injuries were not life threatening.

The accident is still being investigated to determine the cause of the crash.

Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said it will be a while before they know the factors of the crash.

“It’s going to take weeks before we get it back from the lab,” he said. “We don’t know if it was a medical emergency.”

Michigan State Police, the Mount Pleasant Fire Department, Isabella County Sheriff’s Department and MMR assisted with the incident.