CASS COUNTY, Mich. — A 23-year-old died in a tractor crash on Saturday afternoon, according to the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
Sheriff Richard J. Behnke said deputies responded to a farm tractor crash on Garrett Road, north of Middle Crossing Road in Silver Creek Township around 12:05 p.m.
Deputies said an investigation of the crash showed that a tractor pulling a farm implement lost control and jackknifed, causing the driver, 23-year-old Nathan Scherer, to be ejected from the cab.
The tractor then rolled onto Scherer, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, deputies said.
Indian Lake Fire Department and the Pokagon Tribal Police assisted on the scene.
Deputies said the crash is still under investigation by the Sheriff's Office and the Medical Examiner's Office.
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