A 19-year-old man has died after losing control of his vehicle in Pontiac. According to a release from the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, the incident occurred around 1:18 a.m. today, when the young driver's 2016 Dodge Charger veered off Franklin Road hitting a utility pole, a fire hydrant, and a tree near Hugues Avenue, The Detroit News reported.
The Sheriff's Office stated, the driver, a Pontiac resident, was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the car. He was pronounced dead at the hospital following the crash. Meanwhile, a 20-year-old male passenger, who had been wearing a seatbelt, emerged uninjured from the harrowing wreck. Investigators have indicated that neither drugs nor alcohol were involved in the crash, as detailed by FOX 2 Detroit.
The identity of the deceased has not yet been released pending the notification of the next of kin. According to last week's data shared by the Michigan State Police's Seventh District, nearly 41% of fatal crashes on Michigan roads in 2023 involved a driver under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
"The man was driving a 2016 Dodge Charger at a high rate of speed when he lost control and crashed at 1:18 a.m., police said. The sheriff's department reports the vehicle jumped the curb, struck a utility pole, fire hydrant and tree," reported the Oakland County Sheriff's Department, as relayed by Detroit Free Press.
