On Tuesday, June 24, at about 1:11 a.m., Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office deputies investigated a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 131 north of 22 Mile Road in Green Township.

According to deputies, a 52-year-old LeRoy man was outside his broken-down vehicle in the right lane of northbound U.S. 131 when he and his vehicle were struck by a northbound vehicle driven by a 26-year-old man from Gladwin. The 52-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

Big Rapids Fire and Rescue, Mecosta County EMS, and the Mecosta County Posse assisted deputies at the scene.