BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — One person is dead, says the Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety, after a vehicle crash that unfolded on Saturday night.
Around 11:30 pm, officers heard about a black BMW speeding through the city on Main Street. When officers arrived on scene, they found the vehicle flipped on its roof and engulfed in flames.
The driver, 33, had been ejected from the car, said officers, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers also say that a passenger, 22, suffered signifiant injuries. The passenger was taken to a nearby hospital.
The names of the victims have been withheld until family notification and further investigation.
The investigation of the cause of the crash is being reconstructed by Berrien County. Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact the Tipline at 269-927-0293 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-342-STOP (7867). Tips can also be sent anonymously through the TIP411 app.