MSP: SUV driver killed in crash when pickup truck ignored stop sign in Macomb County

Police say drugs or alcohol may have been factor in crash

ARMADA TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Michigan State Police troopers said the driver of an SUV was killed Wednesday when a pickup truck driver ignored a stop sign and crashed into the SUV.

Police said a 2016 Jeep Patriot was heading east on Bordman Road as a 1997 Ford F-150 pickup truck moved south on Miller Road.

The pickup truck didn't stop at the stop sign and struck the SUV, which didn't have a stop sign, police said.

The 61-year-old Berlin Township man driving the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 24-year-old Lake Orion man driving the pickup truck was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He is stable, police said.

Officials said alcohol or narcotics might have been factors in the crash.

Police are continuing to investigate the incident.


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