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Three Rivers man killed after hitting tree in Athens

Posted at 9:45 AM, Dec 31, 2016
and last updated 2016-12-31 09:45:33-05

ATHENS, Mich. — A man is dead after police say he crash is vehicle into a tree early Saturday morning.

At 4:10 a.m. Saturday, troopers from the Michigan State Police Marshall Post were dispatched to the intersection of South Capitol Street and Hawthorne Street in Athens. The investigation showed the lone vehicle involved, a 2007 GMC Denali, was traveling southbound on South Capitol Street when it left the road before hitting a tree head-on.

The driver, Travis Nyman, 35, of Three Rivers, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation by the Michigan State Police.