VBT man dies in one-vehicle accident in Sumpter Township Dec. 29

By Rosemary K. Otzman
Independent Editor
A 59-year-old Belleville man died in a one-vehicle accident on Sumpter Road, just south of Rymut Drive and the roller rink, at about 3:55 a.m. Sunday.
Sumpter Township Police Sgt. Patrick Gannon said a volunteer fire fighter, who was southbound on Sumpter Road, passed the Ford Focus that was northbound at a high rate of speed. The fire fighter said he heard the crash and found the car upside down and called for help.
Huron Valley Ambulance personnel declared Clark Kevin Miles dead at the scene.
Sgt. Gannon said the car was going sideways when it hit a tree on the driver’s side. The impact was so hard that the full engine block was thrown into the roadway and one of the responding fire fighters struck the engine with his vehicle. He was not injured.
Sgt. Gannon said the mark on the tree showing the impact of the Focus is six feet above road level.
Michigan State Police were called and will send a reconstructionist to investigate the accident, Sgt. Gannon said.