A man was reportedly killed in a hit-and-run crash early Monday morning on U.S. 12 in Cass County.
Fatal crash
A 23-year-old man was killed Saturday in Silver Creek Township when the tractor he was driving lost control and jack-knifed, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.
A 67-year-old Elkhart man has died after a deer — initially struck by another driver traveling in the opposite direction — was propelled into his windshield, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Department.
People are driving fewer miles than they were in 2019, but more are dying on roadways. Traffic fatalities spiked 18% from 2019 to 2022 — though miles traveled fell 3%, according to a Stateline analysis of federal records from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
A 16-year-old Three Rivers girl died Monday as a result of a car vs. pedestrian crash in Fabius Township, according to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department.
The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department announced it will conduct overtime speed enforcement beginning on December 1, continuing through the end of February 2023. The initiative, which is also being deployed by the Michigan State Police and a number of municipalities statewide, hopes to curve a recent spike in speed-related fatalities.
A 74-year-old South Bend man died Tuesday after the vehicle he was riding in left the roadway and struck a tree in Constantine Township.
A 77-year-old Lawton man died Monday due to injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash in Fabius Township.
An 11-year-old child was killed in a two-car fatal crash Sunday in Constantine Township.
A 20-year-old Dowagiac man died early Thursday morning after his car struck a telephone pole in Constantine Township.
A 21-year-old Constantine man died Tuesday in a single-vehicle crash on Centreville-Constantine Road between Roys and Sevison Roads, according to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department.
A 39-year-old woman died Monday after she was struck by a vehicle while crossing the intersection of North Main Street and Cushman in Three Rivers.
A 51-year-old man is dead following a fatal crash along US-131 Monday afternoon in Park Township.
The Three Rivers Police have identified 49-year-old Tony Hoyt of Three Rivers as the man who was struck and killed by an SUV while riding his motorized wheelchair near Millard and Erie Streets on Monday.
A 47-year-old Sturgis man died Tuesday after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a pickup truck in Florence Township.
A 60-year-old Portage man died Tuesday, May 11 after his vehicle left the roadway on Parkville Road in Park Township.
A 49-year-old Sturgis man died Tuesday after the vehicle he was driving struck a tree near Featherstone Road and Sevison Road in Florence Township.
Barbara Melinda Phillips, 60, of Mendon died Thursday morning after her vehicle left the roadway , overturned, and landed on its roof in the Fawn River, according to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department.