On August 9th after 2pm., deputies from the Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fatal accident involving two vehicles at the intersection of 8 Mile Rd and the US 131 northbound exit ramp in Mecosta Township. The accident occurred when a Nissan passenger car driven by a 64-year-old man from Belmont had stopped at the stop sign and then proceeded to make a left-hand turn as he was exiting the freeway, deputies said. A Ford SUV driven by a 33-year-old was traveling east on 8 Mile Rd when the Ford SUV T-boned the Nissan passenger car, deputies said. The 64-year-old male driver was pronounced dead at the scene, deputies said. A 64-year-old woman from Belmont who was a passenger in the Nissan was taken by Aeromed to Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids for critical injuries, deputies said. The 33-year-old in the Ford SUV had minor injuries and was released on scene, deputies said. The accident remains under investigation.
