Two-vehicle accident at Division and Woodland intersection, Bay View MI

Traffic

Reported: 10/29/2025 09:34 AM

Woodland Ave, Bay View, MI 49770

A two-vehicle accident occurred at the intersection near Division and Woodland. One vehicle was unoccupied in the middle of the road with airbags deployed. A person was seen walking away from the scene toward the bay along a bike path.

Audio|Source: Emmet County Public Safety

02:26

Transcript:

00:00

Route 3 here, there's an accident in Bayview right around the corner from Division. They're going to start diverting traffic if you're in that area.

00:08

I'm sorry, would you repeat that?

00:15

There is an accident in Bay View right around the corner from Division, and they're going to start redirecting traffic here in a minute.

00:25

Thank Steve. We'll stay out of that area.

00:29

2438, central.

00:34

We have traffic 38.

00:37

Okay,

00:42

firm. Have a two vehicle accident, division,

00:46

and Woodland.

00:50

Okay, I will take that first. You can put the road hazard attendant.

00:55

10-4[1].

01:01

Control 2438.

01:03

2438.

01:13

I've got a Michigan registration, 3, Paul, Sam,

01:18

Mary, 05, it's a month of CX-30. It's unoccupied in middle of the road with airbags deployed.

01:24

Where's my RP at? I only see one vehicle.

01:28

Your caller pulled up just a little ways onto Rockway.

01:33

Okay,

01:35

was the other driver out with him? Do you know?

01:39

Unknown.

01:48

Central 2438.

01:50

2438.

01:55

2438.

01:56

Can you send a couple of units this way, having to start checking north of here closer to the bay. It looks like there was somebody walking away from the scene towards the rear D&W on the bike path.

02:09

Ten for... We copy. We'll start heading our way.

02:14

2438, the address on that registration's near North Division.

02:20

Okay, that's probably going to be the individual I can see of maybe blue jeans and a flannel.

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Woodland Ave, Bay View, MI 49770

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