Columbus man killed in crash; vehicle found overturned in creek

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(COLUMBUS TOWNSHIP) — Troopers from the State Police Post in Lapeer are investigating a fatal crash that claimed the life of a 60-year old Columbus man Thursday morning in the area of Meskill Road, east of Bauman Road in Columbus Township. Troopers arrived around 8 a.m. and found an overturned vehicle that was partially submerged, about 4-5 feet, in a creek. Once the vehicle was removed from the water, the victim, Daniel Steven Witherow, was found secured in the driver’s seat and still wearing his seat belt. The initial investigation showed that the vehicle lost control on the hard packed snow covered road and ran off of the roadway, overturning down into the creek. The incident is still under investigation.