(ST. CLAIR COUNTY) – Two people were killed in separate crashes last night and this morning.
Around 10:30 Monday night, deputies were dispatched to the area of Dunlap Road and Flinchbaugh Road in Kimball Township for a crash.
Upon arrival deputies found a wrecked Harley Davidson motorcycle and the driver of the motorcycle. Further investigation led to finding a 2005 GMC Envoy that had gone off the road into a wooded area.
Preliminary investigation into the crash found that the Envoy, driven by a 31 year old Port Huron woman was heading southbound on Dunlap, crossed the centerline and struck the motorcycle, driven by a 55 year old man from Greenwood Township.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was arrested for suspicion of operating while intoxicated causing death.
The crash remains under investigation. Kimball Township Fire and Rescue and Tri-Hospital EMS assisted at the scene.
In a second incident. shortly before 5:30 this morning, deputies were called to Lapeer Road and Wales Center Road in Wales Township for a one vehicle crash.
Deputies discovered a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche had been traveling eastbound on Lapeer, went off the road into the ditch and rolled several times, ending up on its wheels.
The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, a 26-year old Melvin man had been ejected from the truck.
He was transported by Tri-Hospital EMS to McLaren Port Huron Hospital, where he was pronounced dead from his injuries.
Emmett Fire and Rescue assisted at the scene of the crash, which remains under investigation.
