On Friday, August 9 at approximately 2:29 P.M., deputies from the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office responded to a fatal accident involving two vehicles at the intersection of 8 Mile Road and the US-131 northbound exit ramp in Mecosta Township.

The accident occurred when a Nissan passenger car, driven by a 64-year-old male from Belmont, had stopped at the stop sign and then proceeded to make a left hand turn to exit the freeway. A Ford SUV, driven by a 33-year-old female from Remus, was traveling eastbound on 8 Mile Road when the Ford SUV "t-boned" the Nissan passenger car. The 64-year-old male driver was pronounced deceased at the scene. A 64-year-old female passenger from Belmont in the Nissan was transported via Aeromed to Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids for critical injuries. The 33-year-old female in the Ford SUV had minor injuries and was released on scene. The accident remains under investigation at this time.

The Mecosta County Sheriff's Office was assisted by Mecosta Township Fire and Rescue, Mecosta County EMS, Life EMS from Newaygo County, Aeromed, and Meceola Central Dispatch.