South Bend man dies in fiery crash Wednesday
CONSTANTINE TWP. — The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office has reported that a 74-year-old man from South Bend, Indiana, died as a result of injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash Nov. 15.
The sheriff’s office did not release the identity of the man, listed as a passenger in the vehicle, nor the driver of the vehicle.
The crash occurred on North River Road near Quacker Road just after 7 p.m. Wednesday and a preliminary investigation showed the vehicle was eastbound on North River Road when the driver ran off the roadway and struck a tree causing the vehicle to ignite in flames.
Deputies arrived to find the vehicle fully engulfed in flames and quickly set to work to remove the man from the vehicle. He was taken a safe distance away where — with the assistance of other first responders — life-saving measures began, but were unsuccessful.
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The incident remains under investigation.
The Constantine Police Department, White Pigeon Police Department, Constantine Fire Department, Life Care Ambulance, Sturgis Towing, West Michigan Air Care and Eley Funeral Home assisted on the scene.
— Corey Murray is the Public Safety Reporter for The Hillsdale Daily News, Sturgis Journal and The Daily Reporter. Contact him by email at cmurray@hillsdale.net or follow him on Twitter: @cmurrayHDN.
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