Driver of pickup truck dead after crashing into tree, Ottawa County sheriff investigating

WRIGHT TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Detectives with the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office said they are working to learn more about a crash that killed a 66-year-old man Monday afternoon just outside of Marne.

The Belmont man was driving north on 8th Avenue near Garfield Street in a pickup truck around 4 p.m. when he veered off the road and crashed into a tree, deputies said.

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He was taken to an area hospital where he later died, according to the sheriff’s office. No other vehicles were involved and the 66-year-old was the only person in the pickup truck.

The intersection was closed while crews responded, but it has since reopened…

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