MECOSTA COUNTY, MI – An 18-year-old man is dead and two boys were injured in a crash with a tree.

Rescue crews were called at 3:33 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, to the area of 8 Mile and 140th for a single-vehicle crash, according to the Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office.

Police arrived to find a vehicle had left the roadway and hit a tree, police said.

The driver, an 18-year-old Morely man, suffered fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The vehicle had two passengers, a 16-year-old Big Rapids boy and 17-year-old Morely boy, police said.

The 17 year old suffered serious injuries and was taken to Butterworth Hospital for emergency medical treatment, police said.

The 16 year old suffered injuries deemed non-life-threatening and was taken to Big Rapids H

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