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One killed after vehicle blows through Ottawa County stop sign

Posted at 1:54 AM, Sep 18, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-18 01:56:30-04
Hector Aguilar. Undated courtesy photo.

Hector Aguilar. Undated courtesy photo.

CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 24-year-old Bailey resident is dead following a crash in Ottawa County Saturday afternoon.

Deputies say it happened just after 4:00 p.m. at the intersection of 32nd Ave. and Sehler St.

That’s where a pickup truck carrying three people failed to stop at a stop sign. The truck ran into a car going through the intersection, sending both vehicles off the road.

The truck rolled several times before coming to rest on its top.

Hector Aguilar, a passenger in the truck was pronounced dead at the scene. The two others in the truck were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the car suffered non-life threatening injuries, her passenger was not hurt.

The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department says the investigation into this crash is ongoing.