RUTLAND TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Alcohol is believed to be a factor by police in a fatal three vehicle crash in Barry County that took place on Friday, January 27.
The Barry County Sheriff’s Office said it happened around 1 p.m. on M-37 near Whitmore Road in Rutland Township.
Preliminary investigation revealed that an eastbound Chevrolet Silverado drove left of center and collided with a westbound Ford Transit van. A GMC Envoy also traveling westbound struck the Silverado before coming to a stop.
The drivers of the Silverado and Evnoy suffered minor injuries while the driver of the Ford Transit, 62-year-old Matthew Fuller of Jenison was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
