Man dies after truck hits tree in Flint, police say
Updated 3:40 PM;
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FLINT, MI A 48-year-old man died over the weekend after his vehicle crashed into a tree in Flint, police said.
The single-vehicle crash occurred shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday, April 10, on Welch Boulevard near Lavender Avenue in Flint.
An initial crash investigation has revealed a red Dodge Ram was headed east on Welch Boulevard at a high rate of speed, according to a Flint Police Department news release.
The driver, Willie James Boone Jr., 28, lost control of the Dodge Ram, which left the roadway and then hit a tree.