Cass County sheriff’s deputies responded to a fatal crash over the weekend in Penn Township.
Sheriff Clint Roach said the incident occurred around 8 a.m. Saturday in the area of Mud Lake Street and Penn Road. Authorities were called to the scene in response to a single-vehicle crash with injury.
Investigators said a 71-year-old man was driving a vehicle east on Mud Lake Street, where it left the roadway and struck a tree. The vehicle subsequently overturned, Roach said.
Deputies and fire personal attempted life-saving measures, but the driver was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Authorities said the driver was not wearing a seat belt.