LEONIDAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department says the foggy conditions Sunday afternoon played a role in a fatal accident.
Deputies say 27-year-old Tyler Bolen of Kendallville, Indiana did not see a stop sign at the intersection of Pleasant and Summit Roads due to the fog.
He then went through the intersection and struck a Jeep SUV driven by 60-year-old Mark Russell of Mendon. The Jeep then struck a tree on the northwest corner of the intersection.
Russell was pronounced dead at the scene.
Bolen and a female passenger were taken to Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo with minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
