MEARS, Mich. — Police are sharing more information about a crash at Silver Lake Sand Dunes that left a 20-year-old dead and a 14-year-old injured.
The crash happened in the ORV area around 5:45 p.m. Sunday. A 20-year-old Coopersville man, identified as Braden VanPutten, had been driving a Honda 450 Quad when he collided with a Can-Am Side-by-side that a 36-year-old Milan man was driving.
A 911 caller told dispatch that a man had dumped his vehicle and was now unconscious and not breathing.
When deputies arrived at the scene, Silver Lake State Park rangers were performing CPR on the Coopersville man. He ultimately died at the scene.
The Milan man was uninjured, but his 14-year-old passenger was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Deputies say the crash happened in the northwest part of the ORV area between the beach and an area known as Sunset Hill.
"We extend our deepest condolences to the families involved in this tragedy," the Oceana County Sheriff's Office wrote in a release.
This is the second fatal crash at Silver Lake Sand Dunes this year. These crashes come after 33-year-old Kadie Price was killed during a drag racing event at the dunes in May.
