PONTIAC, Mich. – A 52-year-old Pontiac man was pronounced dead after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a stopped vehicle, a crosswalk signal pole, and a tree, according to police.
Police said the crash happened at around 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, on Auburn Road near South Francis and South Sanford streets in Pontiac.
A Pontiac woman, 69, was driving a 2021 Chevrolet Blazer and stopped on eastbound Auburn Avenue for a red light at South Sanford Street.
The 52-year-old man was approaching the traffic light in a 2023 Dodge Ram, didn’t stop, and struck the Chevrolet and continued through the red light. The Ram left the road, struck a crosswalk signal pole, a tree, and came to rest in a field.
Police said the man was not wearing a seat belt. He was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police believe he may have had a “medical event” that caused the crash.
The driver of the Blazer was wearing a seat belt and was not injured.
The crash is under investigation by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit.
