On Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, at 1:42 p.m., deputies from the Lake County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a traffic crash involving a semi with a tractor-trailer colliding with a passenger vehicle at the intersection of West 10 Mile Road and M-37 in Eden Township.

The preliminary investigation showed that the semi was traveling southbound approaching the intersection of West 10 Mile Road and M-37. A silver SUV then approached the intersection eastbound and attempted to make a left turn in front of the tractor-trailer, failing to yield and subsequently being struck by it.

The semi then exited the roadway, overturned and caught fire. The driver of the semi and tractor-trailer, a 73-year-old man from Hart, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the SUV, a 49-year-old woman from Irons, was transported to the hospital for possible injuries and was later released.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office was assisted by Lake County 911 Central Dispatch, Life EMS, Sauble-Elk-Eden Fire Department, Michigan State Police, Norman Township Fire Department, Webber Township Fire Department, Mid-Michigan Medical Examiner Group, Lake County Emergency Management, Jerry's Towing, AA Collision and Lake County Road Commission.