Midland, MI : One dead, one jailed in Isabella County crash on Sunday, March 12, 2017
One driver is dead and another jailed for drunken driving causing death after a crash Sunday in Isabella County.
The Isabella County Sheriff’s Office reports a 46-year-old Winn area man died in the crash, which occurred at 3:13 p.m. at the intersection of Blanchard and Crawford roads in Lincoln Township.
A 70-year-old man from Crystal driving an Oldsmobile Intrigue west on Blanchard Road crossed the center line and side swiped a Ford F-150 that was traveling the opposite direction. The pickup lost control after being hit and went into the ditch, then reentered the road and rolled over several times before stopping. The driver, age 46, was thrown from the vehicle while it rolled.
The man was pronounced deceased by medical personnel on scene.
The driver of the car that crossed the center line was not hurt. He was arrested at the scene for operating while impaired causing death.
The names of the drivers involved have not been released.
Accident investigators were on the scene for about three hours.
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One dead, one jailed in Isabella County crash