The truck driver has been identified as Joseph Pell, of Fremont.
HOLTON TOWNSHIP, MI – A truck driver died Sunday afternoon in a two-vehicle rollover crash in eastern Muskegon County, according to the Muskegon County Sheriff’s Office.
The truck driver has been identified as Joseph Pell, of Fremont, who was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release issued Tuesday, Sept. 25, by the sheriff’s office. Pell was pinned inside his vehicle following the crash and was unresponsive when deputies arrived.
The crash occurred around 3:18 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23, near the intersection of South Maple Island Avenue and Marvin Road in Holton Township. It involved Pell, driving a semi-truck, and a black Honda CRV carrying two individuals from the Grant area, according to the release.
Sheriff’s deputies have not identified the other two individuals involved in the crash.
Investigators wrote that the Honda CRV was traveling westbound on Marvin Road, which turns into 80 th Street, and failed to stop at a stop sign, according to the release. The intersection is controlled by a stop sign on Marvin Road while traffic on South Maple Island has the right-of-way.
Pell was traveling southbound on Maple Island Avenue when the Honda CRV struck his truck, the release states. The impact rolled the truck onto its cab.
Debris and automobile parts scattered the roadway, and sheriff’s deputies from Muskegon and Newaygo counties were on scene collecting evidence and directing traffic. Holton Township firefighters were also on scene. Traffic was blocked a half mile from the crash on Maple Island Avenue.
It is unclear whether Pell was wearing a seat belt of if the vehicle had airbags installed.
Both occupants in the Honda CRV were wearing seat belts at the time of crash, and the vehicle’s airbags did deploy, according to the release. They were treated for minor injuries. It is unclear whether they were treated on scene or taken to a hospital.
