December 12, 2020
A motorist was killed in a single vehicle accident late Friday in Handy Township.
The Livingston County Sheriffâs Office reports they were dispatched at 11:35 Friday night to a report of an injury crash at the intersection of W. Allen Road and Fowlerville Road. A preliminary investigation indicated that a 32 year old male Byron resident was driving north on Fowlerville Road in a 2007 Pontiac G5 when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle slid off the roadway into a tree. Livingston County EMS pronounced the driver deceased at the scene. The driver was the sole occupant in the vehicle and had not been wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash.
From the Sheriff: Drive slowly, safe this winter
Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts
Slow down, allow extra travel time and display your headlights and taillights when driving in extreme weather conditions to comply with the law and for your safety.
Make sure your tires have good tread, air pressure is sufficient, place extra clothing in your vehicle and keep your gas tank at least halfway full. Warm your vehicle up, clean off all the snow and ice so you can see 360 degrees around your vehicle. Drive with your headlights and taillights on.
Leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you, and move as far as possible to the right portion of the roadway when a snow plow is approaching. Remember, it is impossible and economically infeasible for the state and town highway departments to have roadways free of snow and ice with our winter weather conditions. Please drive slowly and safely this winter.