Driver killed after rollover crash, ejection in construction zone
A 21-year-old Grand Rapids man was killed Wednesday morning following a single-vehicle rollover crash in a construction zone on Van Buren Street in Port Sheldon Township.
PORT SHELDON TWP. — A 21-year-old Grand Rapids man was killed Wednesday morning following a single-vehicle rollover crash in a construction zone on Van Buren Street in Port Sheldon Township.
Emergency crews responded to the scene at 7 a.m. April 8 on a report of a single-care rollover crash.
Police said the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle had been ejected. The victim, a 21-year-old Grand Rapids man, was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to preliminary reports, the crash occurred on a stretch of Van Buren Street currently undergoing significant roadwork.
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The westbound lane consisted of loose sand, while the eastbound lane remained gravel. Police said the vehicle was traveling westbound in the eastbound lane and the driver drifted off the gravel shoulder and into the sandy westbound lane.
The transition between the two surfaces caused the driver to lose control, resulting in the vehicle rolling over and ejecting the driver.
Authorities did not release the identity of the driver.
The Port Sheldon Township Fire Department and AMR Ambulance assisted at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation by the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit. Anyone with any information is encouraged to call Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority at 800-249-0911 or Silent Observer.
— Submitted by the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office. To submit a news tip, email newsroom@ottawanewsnetwork.org.
