A Benton Harbor man ended up in the Berrien County Jail after a hit and run Monday. The Berrien County Sheriff's Department says 46-year-old Kurt Shafer was driving northbound on Park Road when he failed to stop at a stop sign and struck 78-year-old Betty Biastock's car traveling on Territorial Road. While witnesses helped Biastock, Shafer sped away from the scene. Police found Shafer's car at Benton Center Road and Empire Avenue and found the suspect on Empire Avenue near I-94. Shafer is facing charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, causing injury and leaving the scene of an accident. Biastock was transported to Lakeland Regional Medical Center after suffering injuries to her neck, back and stomach.
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