By John Raffel
Correspondent
On Monday, March 17, around 7:30 p.mm, Allegan County Central Dispatch received a call for a serious traffic crash in the 4700 Block of 7th St in Leighton Township. Preliminary investigation shows a south bound SUV left the roadway and collided with a tree. The driver of the SUV was found to be deceased upon arrival.
Speed appears to be a factor at this time. 7th St was closed for a period of time but is now open again. The name of the involved is being withheld at this time while the crash remains under investigation, and pending family notifications.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Allegan County Central Dispatch, Allegan County Crash Reconstruction Team, Leighton Fire Department, Michigan State Police, Wayland Police Department, Gun Lake Tribal Police Department, and Wayland EMS.
