CANNON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A teen was killed and his younger brother was injured in a rollover crash near Belmont Thursday night.
It happened around 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Egypt Valley Avenue and Cannonsburg Road in Cannon Township, northeast of Grand Rapids.
Kent County Sheriff’s deputies said the driver, 18-year-old Jared Pilczuk of Rockford, failed to yield the right of way while turning onto Cannonsburg Road from Egypt Valley Avenue.
Investigators say Pilczuk died at the scene. Emergency crews took the 14-year-old passenger to DeVos Children’s Hospital with serious injuries. School officials identified the passenger as Jared’s brother Nicholas.
The 60-year-old driver that was struck is expected to be okay. Emergency crews took them to Spectrum Hospital in downtown Grand Rapids.
Investigators do not believe alcohol was a factor. The crash is still under investigation.
Jared was a senior at Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School and Nicholas is an eighth grader at Our Lady of Consolation Catholic School.
School officials say chaplains and counselors will be available to Catholic Central students on Friday. The girls’ lacrosse Camp Henry trip and girls’ softball has been canceled.