SPARTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — State police say a driver was killed in crash near Sparta on New Year’s Day.
It happened on M-37 south of 15 Mile Road in Sparta Township, between Sparta and Kent City.
Michigan State Police said a southbound vehicle lost control for an unknown reason and struck an oncoming vehicle. Kent County dispatchers had previously told 24 Hour News 8 there were reports that someone was trapped in a burning car.
Troopers say the driver of the southbound vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. The people inside the northbound vehicle were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
It’s unknown if drugs and/or alcohol were factors in the crash, according to MSP.