BEDFORD TWP, MI : Twp. man killed in overnight crash on Saturday, 6th March 2021

One man is dead after the vehicle he was driving veered off the road and crashed into a utility pole and a tree. It happened at about 3:46 AM Saturday, March 6, 2021.

According to a news release from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, a silver 2020 Nissan 370Z was traveling south on Douglas Rd. north of Summerfield Rd. in Bedford Twp., when it went off the roadway to the south while making a turn.

The car struck a utility pole and tree before it came to rest. Deputies say the driver, Nathan Mahrt, 35, of Lambertville was the lone occupant. Mahrt did not survive.

A preliminary investigation shows excessive speed was a factor in the single-vehicle crash. Mahrt was also not wearing a safety belt at the time.


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