CRASH DATE
Saturday, September 5, 2026
TIME
After 11:30 p.m.
LOCATION
48th St south of 113th Ave, Clyde Township, Allegan County
FAST FACTS
| Date & time | Saturday, September 5, 2026, after 11:30 p.m. |
| Location | 48th Street south of 113th Avenue, Clyde Township, Allegan County |
| Vehicles | One pickup truck |
| Injuries | Driver ejected and killed; no other vehicles involved reported |
| Road impact | 48th Street closed between 113th and 112th avenues during the response; since reopened |
| Investigating agency | Allegan County Sheriff’s Office |
What Happened
A pickup truck driver was killed late Saturday night when his truck left the roadway and rolled over on 48th Street south of 113th Avenue in Clyde Township, the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office said. Our condolences go out to the driver’s family and everyone who knew him.
Deputies were called to the single-vehicle crash after 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 5. Investigators said the driver lost control of the pickup, which rolled, and he was ejected from the truck during the crash. He died as a result of his injuries.
The sheriff’s office said the driver was not wearing a seatbelt, and that seatbelt use and speed appear to be factors in the crash. His name, age, and hometown have not been released pending notification of his family.
48th Street was closed between 113th and 112th avenues while deputies and emergency crews worked at the scene, and it has since reopened. Reporting: WWMT News Channel 3, with information from the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office.
The Investigation: What Happens Next
The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate. In a fatal rollover, deputies typically map the truck’s path from the first tire marks to its final resting point, which helps establish speed and the point where the driver lost control.
Because the driver was ejected, investigators will also document the condition of the truck’s restraints and confirm through the medical examiner’s findings how the fatal injuries occurred. Toxicology testing is routine in fatal crashes and can take several weeks.
The sheriff’s office is expected to release the driver’s name once his family has been notified. TruckCrash News will update its reporting only with officially released information.
The Legal Picture
Why does ejection make a rollover so much more dangerous? Safety agencies consistently find that occupants thrown from a vehicle are far more likely to be killed than those restrained inside it. A seatbelt’s main job in a rollover is simply to keep the occupant within the protected space of the cab.
Does a seatbelt finding change a family’s insurance rights? Michigan’s no-fault system pays certain benefits regardless of fault, and survivor’s benefits can be available to dependents after a fatal crash. How individual factors affect a specific claim is a question for a licensed professional; our overview of Michigan no-fault insurance explains the basics.
What happens to the official findings? The sheriff’s final crash report, typically completed after reconstruction and toxicology are done, becomes the official record of the crash. Families can request a copy of the report once the investigation is closed.
This report describes a single-vehicle crash as characterized by the investigating agency. The investigation is ongoing, and nothing here should be read as a final determination of what caused the crash.
This Stretch of Road
48th Street is a rural north-south road in Clyde Township, in the southwestern corner of Allegan County between Fennville and the Bravo area. Roads in this part of the county are largely unlit two-lane routes bordered by ditches, fields, and tree lines, which leave little recovery room when a vehicle drifts off the pavement at speed.
The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office covers a wide rural patrol area where single-vehicle, late-night crashes are among the most common fatal crash types. This was the first of two deadly crashes reported in Allegan County over the same weekend, followed by an early Monday crash in Leighton Township in which a passenger died.
If You Saw This Crash
Deputies have not said where the pickup was headed or what preceded the crash, and witnesses can help fill in that picture. Anyone who saw the truck on 48th Street or nearby roads late Saturday night is asked to contact the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office.
Information can also be left anonymously through Silent Observer if a caller prefers not to give a name.
- Pickup driver dies after losing control, crashing in Allegan County — WWMT News Channel 3