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Kalamazoo man critically injured after vehicle hits tree

Posted at 7:31 PM, Apr 05, 2018
and last updated 2018-04-05 19:31:21-04

COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 36-year-old man from Kalamazoo was critically injured Thursday afternoon when his vehicle crashed into a tree.

Investigators believe the man was driving east along E. H Avenue when he fell asleep, crossed the center line and struck the tree.  His vehicle then caught on fire.

Comstock Township firefighters responded to the the 7200 block of H Avenue and were able to put out the vehicle fire and extricate the man.  He was hospitalized in critical condition, according to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office.