DETROIT, MI : 32-year-old Michigan man dies after striking utility pole, flipping vehicle on Saturday, 31st August 2024
A 32-year-old Southeast Michigan man died in a rollover crash Saturday night, officials said.
The incident happened at about 10:30 p.m. on South Stony Creek Road, southeast of Sumpter Road in Monroe County's Exeter Township.
An investigation revealed that a 32-year-old Monroe man, identified as Zachary Zalenski, was traveling northwest on South Stony Creek Road in a maroon Chevrolet Trailblazer, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
The driver crossed the center line and entered the southeast lane of traffic, losing control of the vehicle.
"Mr. Zalenski, in an attempt to regain control of his vehicle, overcorrected leaving the roadway to the west entering into the roadway's ditch line. The Chevrolet then overturned striking a utility pole coming to rest on its roof, facing east," the sheriff's office said.
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