BROOKS TOWNSHIP — An 83-year-old Newaygo man died Saturday after a two-vehicle crash in Brooks Township, according to the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies were dispatched at about 2:25 p.m. to the area of 88th Street and Tulip Avenue, where they found the crash involved a pickup truck and a golf cart-style mini jeep. The mini jeep’s driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the pickup truck and passengers were not injured, officials said.

A preliminary investigation indicated the mini jeep pulled into the path of the westbound pickup on 88th Street.

The crash remains under investigation.

The sheriff’s office was assisted by the Newaygo Police Department, Michigan State Police, Newaygo Fire Department, Life EMS, Newaygo County Central Dispatch and Jerry’s Towing.

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