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Teenager dies in overnight crash in Allegan County

Posted at 5:24 AM, Jun 01, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-01 20:05:09-04
Shawn Marroquin, courtesy Facebook.

Shawn Marroquin, courtesy Facebook.

FILLMORE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A teenager is dead after a deadly crash Tuesday night in Allegan County.

Deputies say Shawn Marroquin, 16,  was behind the wheel of a car that had left the roadway and rolled over several times.

A passing driver reported finding the crash about 2:45am off of M-40 at 138th Street north of Hamilton.  The car had been reduced to just twisted metal.Allegan County car crash

He was reportedly not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, and the 1980 Mazda he was in was not equipped with airbags.

Marroquin was from the Saugatuck / Hamilton area and a student in the Hamilton School District.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.