9/15/21 - MSP investigating fatal crash near Kalamazoo

Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 9:09 AM

State Police report that at least one person died in a crash that closed a portion of US-131 near Kalamazoo Tuesday evening,

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A man was killed and his wife was hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash on US-131 near Kalamazoo Tuesday night.

The crash happened around 8 p.m. on northbound US-131 near Stadium Drive in Oshtemo Township.

Michigan State Police said a Jeep Grand Cherokee was heading southbound on US-131 when the driver lost control, crossed the median and struck an oncoming semi-truck and then a Honda Accord. Investigators believe the driver was trying to avoid hitting a deer before losing control.

The driver of the Jeep, 34-year-old Brian Klintworth of Otsego, was pronounced dead at the scene. His wife, 30-year-old Krystal Klintworth, was sitting in the front seat and taken to the hospital with injuries state police said are not considered life-threatening.

No one else was injured in the crash.

Northbound US-131 from Stadium Drive to W. Main Street was closed for around three hours but has since reopened.

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