BURR OAK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Speed may have been a factor in a fatal crash in St. Joseph County.
It happened just after 9:15 p.m. Tuesday on Middle Colon Road near Kibloski Road in Burr Oak Township, north of Sturgis.
Deputies say the 56-year-old man from Burr Oak was traveling northbound on Middle Colon when he left the roadway and struck a tree.
The driver had to be extricated from the vehicle and was rushed to Sturgis ER where he later died.
The victim was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash. Authorities are still investigating the incident.
