JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – One man was killed while another was injured on Thursday morning in a Hillsdale County head on crash.
The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department says the crash on Beecher Road near Rumsey Road was reported at 6:18 a.m..
Deputies determined that a 2005 Mazda 6 driven by 22-year-old Michael Wicht was traveling east on Beecher when it collided with a 2017 Ford F-150 pickup which was driven by 34-year-old Erik Gier which had been traveling west near the intersection.
Wicht was pronounced dead at the scene. Gier was taken to the Hillsdale Hospital by Hudson EMS for possible injuries sustained in the crash.
The Jefferson Township Fire Department also assisted at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.
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