GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A fatal Sunday morning crash on U.S. 131 was caused by a wrong-way driver.
The two-vehicle collision occurred at 8:33 a.m. Sunday on northbound 131 just south of Burton Street. According to the Michigan State Police, a 30-year-old Grand Rapids man was driving southbound in the northbound lanes when he struck a northbound vehicle head-on.
The Grand Rapids man was transported to the hospital where he was listed in critical condition later Sunday. The driver of the northbound vehicle — a a 63-year-old Byron Center man — was pronounced dead at the scene.
Troopers said alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.
Northbound U.S. 131 was shut down at 28th Street for an extended period of time, before being reopened to traffic shortly after noon.
The crash is currently under investigation by MSP troopers. Anybody who may have witnessed the wrong-way driver is being asked to contact the Michigan State Police Grand Rapids Post by calling (616) 866-4411.
