Man killed in crash in Ypsilanti Township is identified
A man killed in a crash Sunday night on North Huron River Drive in Ypsilanti Township has been identified as 59-year-old Tyrone Hatch of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies said.
Hatch was traveling west in a 1998 Chevrolet van that went off the right side of the road at about 5:26 p.m., hit a small tree and slid on its side into a large tree, deputies said.
Hatch was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident that occurred east of North Hewitt Road. Deputies suspect Hatch may have lost control of the van because of a medical problem.
Officials at the Washtenaw County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed this morning that an autopsy on Hatch was conducted Monday. However, officials would not release the findings.
Lee Higgins covers crime and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached by phone at (734) 623-2527 and email at leehiggins@annarbor.com.
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domoo
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 : 7:07 p.m.
The accident happened on the north side of Huron River Drive, just east of Hewitt. I saw officers working on the scene and a tow truck removing the vehicle Sunday evening. The van was ten meters or more off of Huron River, almost as if it had been in the parking lot of the office building across the street and slightly east of EMU's sports facilities. Very sorry to read it was a tragic accident. It attracted my attention as a passerby because the van was so oddly positioned.
domoo
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 : 7:09 p.m.
It was in this parking lot: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=North+Hewitt+Road,+Ypsilanti&ll=42.259584,-83.644574&spn=0.000544,0.00142&gl=us&t=h&z=20" rel='nofollow'>http://maps.google.com/maps?q=North+Hewitt+Road,+Ypsilanti&ll=42.259584,-83.644574&spn=0.000544,0.00142&gl=us&t=h&z=20</a>
bamwow
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 : 4:50 p.m.
Was it North Hewitt or North Huron River Drive that the accident occurred?
Nacho
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 : 7:04 p.m.
"On North Huron River Drive", "east of North Hewitt Road." My guess is somewhere around Rynearson or the curve east of the athletic facility.