COLDWATER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – The Branch County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of a fatal collision involving an electric scooter that occurred last week in Coldwater Township.
60-year-old Christopher Michael Coscarelly of Coldwater died in the February 19 accident. According to investigators, the crash took place around 12:45 p.m. on North Union City Road near Narrows Road when Coscarelly’s scooter was struck by a passenger vehicle driven by 89-year-old Betty Jean Ward, also of Coldwater.
The incident remains under investigation, with preliminary reports suggesting that weather conditions may have played a significant role in the crash as there had been heavy rain in the area.
The Branch County Sheriff’s Office is currently receiving technical assistance from the Michigan State Police Reconstruction Unit to determine the exact cause of the collision.
Officials are urging anyone with information regarding the accident to contact Sgt. Roy Shutts at the Sheriff’s Office by calling (517)278-2325.
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