WYOMING, Mich. — A person is dead after running off the road and crashing into a utility pole on Thursday evening, according to the Michigan State Police (MSP).

Troopers said the crash happened around 8:45 p.m. when a 30-year-old Wyoming man in a Chevrolet Equinox was headed southbound on US-131.

MSP said the man lost control of the vehicle and drove off the road into a snow-covered grassy area between the exit for 28th Street and US-131 before crashing into a utility pole.

According to MSP, a witness described the vehicle as going at a "high rate of speed" when the crash happened.

The driver, who troopers said wasn't wearing his seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene by responding medical personnel.

MSP said the initial investigation showed alcohol may have been a contributing fa

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