KENT COUNTY, Mich. — A semi driver died in a crash on U.S. 131 just before midnight.
At 11:50 p.m. Friday, the Michigan State Police Grand Rapids post responded to a report of an accident on U.S. 131 south of 10 Mile Road near Rockford. The investigation showed that a 51-year-old Mesick area man was driving a semi tractor-trailer southbound on 131 south of 10 Mile when the truck left the roadway and entered the median into a heavily wooded area.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Troopers said the cause of the crash is unknown at this time. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the accident.
The crash remains under investigation by the MSP Grand Rapids post.
