Single-Vehicle Crash on I-75 in Cheboygan County Claims Life of Local Resident
CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — A 62-year-old man from Cheboygan died following a single-vehicle crash on southbound I-75 near mile marker 295 on October 22 at approximately 10:13 a.m.
According to Michigan State Police, the driver lost control of his vehicle, driving off the road and colliding with a tree. A Michigan Department of Natural Resources Officer, who witnessed the incident, managed to pull the driver from the vehicle as it caught fire.
The Wolverine Fire Department extinguished the fire shortly after. Despite lifesaving measures performed by first responders, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing, authorities said. No further details about the incident have been released at this time.