VERGENNES TOWNSHIP, Mich. — One person died and a teenager was injured in a crash in Vergennes Township on Monday. The crash occurred along Fallasburg Park Drive near Heim Street at about 3 p.m.
According to the Kent County Sheriff’s Office, a 16-year-old from Lowell was traveling northbound on Fallasburg Park Drive in a Chevrolet pickup. She crossed the centerline of the roadway, and struck a GMC Enjoy head-on.
The Kent County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene after receiving a report of a car fire. When officers arrived at the scene, they found the 16-year-old, who was injured. They also found that the GMC Enjoy was on fire. Inside the vehicle, they found the 31-year-old man, who was deceased.
The Kent County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit will continue to look over data collected from the scene, and investigate contributing circumstances.
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CORRECTION: Kent County Sheriff's Office notified FOX 17 of an error in the released age of the deceased. That error has been corrected in this article. The Kent County Sheriff's Office conveyed their apologies for any issue this has caused.
