COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Driver error is being cited as the most likely cause of a three-car fatal accident on Gull Road in Comstock Township on Wednesday.
The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that one person was killed in the crash that happened around 11:30 a.m. in the 6000 block southwest of East G Avenue.
Troopers say 80-year old James Dehollander of Kalamazoo died at the scene. Troopers found the driver of a 2006 Toyota Corolla, Dehollander, had attempted to make a left turn into the Walmart entrance from eastbound Gull Road but failed to yield the right of way to oncoming traffic.
Troopers say Dehollander’s vehicle was struck in the passenger’s side by a 1992 Ford Mustang.
Westbound traffic on Gull road was reduced to one lane while Michigan State Police and Comstock Fire and Rescue responded to the accident.
The westbound lane on Gull Road was reopened around 1:30 p.m.
The crash is under investigation by the Michigan State Police.
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