GUN PLAIN TWP. (WHTC-AM/FM) — Police were called for hep at approximately 4:27 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, 2108, according to Allegan County Central Dispatch, which received a 911 call from a motorist stating they had come upon a crash with a subject lying outside a vehicle.
A Plainwell police officer, first on the scene, confirmed the single-vehicle fatal crash. Allegan County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived to do the crash investigation, which indicates the vehicle was westbound on 106th Avenue, east of Fourth Street, and left the roadway on the south side of the street.
The vehicle crashed into a group of trees, which led to the vehicle overturning several times before coming to rest against a tree.
The lone occupant, John Pluymers, 53, of Delton, was pronounced dead at the crash scene. The crash remains under investigation.
Responding agencies included Plainwell Department of Public Safety, Gun Plain Township Fire Department, Plainwell EMS, and the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office.
