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Deputies: Driver arrested after fleeing deadly US-131 crash in Kalamazoo Co.

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. — One person is dead after a crash on US-131 in Kalamazoo early Sunday morning.

The accident happened at midnight on Northbound US-131 near D Avenue.

Deputies say a Plainwell resident was driving an Audi A4 and rear-ended another vehicle driven by an Indiana man. The Indiana man died at the scene due to his injuries.

The Audi driver left the scene of the accident but was later found and arrested. Deputies say alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash.

The crash remains under investigation.