VENICE TWP., Mich. (WILX) - A Flushing man is dead after a single-car crash in Shiawassee County on Thursday.

The Shiawassee County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened around 4:40 p.m. on Oct. 9 on Copas Road near Byron Road in Venice Township.

Callers told dispatchers there was a man lying in a nearby field. When sheriff’s deputies got to the scene, Venice firefighters were already performing CPR. Additional EMS personnel came to the scene, but lifesaving measures were unsuccessful.

Authorities are still investigating exactly what led to the crash, but believe speed was a factor.

The man, whose name and age were not released, was thrown from the car.

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