HOLLAND, Mich. — One person is dead following a crash involving seven cars in Holland, the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says.
The crash happened around 8:17 p.m. near the intersection of Butternut Drive and Rose Park Drive.
Police say a 27-year-old Holland man was driving south on Butternut in a pickup when he sideswiped a car, lost control and drove onto the sidewalk on the west side of Butternut Drive. He hit a pedestrian and six separate parked cars before coming to a stop, investigators reported.
The pedestrian, 58-year-old Thomas Dewys of Holland was pronounced dead on the scene.
Police say drugs to appear to be a factor in the crash. The name of the driver will be withheld pending more investigating.
Lanes going northbound and southbound were closed for three hours while the Sheriff's Office Accident Reconstruction team was investigating, but is now reopened.
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