BRONSON TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — A Bronson man is dead after his pickup went off a curve and struck a tree.
The wreck happened on Taggart Road, about a mile north of U.S. 12, at around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Branch County Sheriff’s deputies say 83-year-old Donnie Milliman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Deputies report Milliman was unresponsive and pinned in his vehicle when rescue crews arrived. Bronson firefighters used the jaws of life to pry him out of the wreckage.
After initial medical checks by paramedics, Milliman was pronounced dead.
Milliman was wearing a seat belt, but it was not enough to save him from the impact of the crash.
