Ortonville man killed in crash

A 24-year-old Ortonville man was killed and his passenger seriously injured last weekend in a single-car crash.

Bloomfield Township Police and Fire responded to a single-car crash at about 9:52 p.m., May 15 in which reports indicated a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee being driven eastbound on Long Lake Road from Telegraph Road left the road and struck a tree.

The driver, identified as Travis Walls, was pronounced deceased at a local hospital. His female passenger, a 22-year-old West Bloomfield resident, is listed in stable condition.

Alcohol and speed were factors in the accident, police said. An investigation into the crash continues by the Bloomfield Township Traffic Investigations Unit. Members of the Southeast Oakland County Crash Investigations Team assisted with the on-scene investigation.

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is being asked to contact the traffic investigations unit at 248-433-7749.

 

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