Sand Lake man dies in Oakfield Township accident

OAKFIELD TOWNSHIP – A Sand Lake man died Thursday evening when a Sand Lake woman’s car went out of control and struck a tree.

A Sand Lake man died Thursday evening when a car driven by a Sand Lake woman went out of control and struck a tree on Montcalm Avenue south of 16 Mile Road in Oakfield Township. – Submitted photo | Kent County Sheriff’s Office

Officers from the Kent County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash on Montcalm Avenue south of 16 Mile Road.

The investigation revealed that a 38-year-old Sand Lake woman was driving a gray 2003 Hyundai Sonata northbound on Montcalm Avenue south of 16 Mile Road when the car went out of control, left the roadway and struck a tree. The woman sustained minor injuries. The passenger, a 39-year-old Sand Lake man, was fatally injured.

According to the sheriff’s office, speed was likely a factor in the accident.

This accident is being investigated by the Kent County Sheriff’s Traffic Safety Unit.