KINGSLEY – Michigan State Police troopers responded to a report of a stolen bus May 4.
According to police reports, at approximately 7:40 a.m. a Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA) stopped in the Northland Foods Grocery Store parking lot.
At that point, a 24-year-old Luzerne man boarded the BATA bus and attempted to take the fire extinguisher out of its holder. The bus driver, fearing the man was going to strike him or spray him with the fire extinguisher, radioed for help and exited the bus.
The man allegedly stole the bus and attempted to turn east bound on M113 and was struck by a west bound passenger car driven by a 29-year-old Manton woman.
There were no passengers on the BATA bus at the time of the crash. The Manton woman suffered apparent minor injuries and is seeking her own medical treatment.
The suspect was uninjured and lodged in the Grand Traverse County Jail.
Troopers were assisted at the scene by deputies from the Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office and the Kingsley Fire Department.
