Kalamazoo, MI: On Sunday, January 22nd, 2017, at 10:05p.m., Kalamazoo Public Safety officers responded to the 3700 block of W. Michigan Avenue on a report of a single motor vehicle accident with air bag deployment. Upon arrival to the scene, Public Safety officers located a 21 year-old male unresponsive in the driver seat. Officers immediately began life saving measures. Once stabilized, the driver was transported to Bronson Hospital and is listed in critical condition. It was determined after the initial investigation that the vehicle was eastbound on W. Michigan Ave. when the vehicle left the roadway and collided with a light pole. The events that led up to the accident remain under investigation.
Anyone who may have information regarding this investigation is asked to call Kalamazoo Public Safety at 337-8994 or Silent Observer at 343-2100 or www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.
By authority of: Lt. Matt Huber
Date: January 22nd, 2017
Address: 150 E. Crosstown Parkway, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Captain Victor Ledbetter, Criminal Investigations Division, 337-8139
