POLKTON TWP., MI (WHTC) – Authorities are looking for the public’s help in identifying a man who died during the Wednesday morning commute between Coopersville and Nunica.
According to Ottawa County Sheriff’s Sergeant Bob Ruster, passersby called 911 around 8 AM, saying that a vehicle that had been driving erratically on westbound I-96 had crashed near the 88th Avenue overpass. First responders found a white 1995 to 2001 model year Ford Explorer in flames that had gone down an embankment to the right of the freeway and struck a tree. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene by the Ottawa County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Authorities were not able to immediately identify the motorist other than to determine that it was a male. Anyone with any information on the matter is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Department or Silent Observer.
