BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department says alcohol and speed may have been factors in a fatal crash just north of Union City late Friday night.
It happened on in the 2100 block of 9 Mile Road south of the Turtle Creek Golf Club in Burlington Township at about 11:20pm.
Deputies say a man was pronounced dead at the scene after his vehicle went off the road, struck a tree and burst into flames.
He was partially thrown from the vehicle.
Union City and Burlington firefighters were dispatched to the scene.
The name of the fatal victim has not been released pending a positive identification and the notification of family members.
The accident is still under investigation.
