A driver was trapped inside a mangled car early Monday after a rollover crash sent the vehicle off North Riverview Drive and into a tree in Cooper Township, according to authorities. The driver was alone in the vehicle, was freed by first responders, and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The crash happened around 6 a.m. Monday on North Riverview Drive, north of Mt. Olivet Road, according to WOOD TV8. The vehicle rolled over and crashed into a tree, trapping the driver inside, the station reports. First responders extricated the driver and transported them to a hospital for treatment, per the same report. MLive places the crash in the 5900 block of North Riverview Drive, and reports that Cooper Township firefighters were the ones who freed the pinned driver before an ambulance took them to a local hospital.
No One Else Was in the Car
The driver was traveling alone, and no one else was inside the vehicle, according to the sheriff's office, as reported by WWMT. Investigators believe speed was a factor in the crash, the station notes. MLive similarly reports that police believe excessive speed was a factor, and that Kalamazoo Township police, Kalamazoo police, and Michigan State Police all assisted at the scene.
A Pattern of Speed-Related Rollovers in the Area
The Cooper Township crash isn't the only recent single-vehicle rollover tied to speed in the Kalamazoo area. A man was seriously injured in a separate rollover crash at M-66 and O Dr South, according to WZZM13. In that crash, witnesses told the station the driver was traveling northbound at a high speed before losing control, leaving the roadway, and rolling the vehicle.
No further details on the Cooper Township driver's condition have been released.
