Driver killed in crash with utility pole in Monroe County
Updated Mar 08, 2021;
MONROE COUNTY, MI – A Monroe County man was killed early Saturday morning when his car left the road and hit a utility pole in Bedford Township.
Nathan James Mahrt died March 6, in the single-vehicle crash on Summerfield Road east of Douglas Road in Bedford Township, north of the Ohio boarder, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
Mahrt, 35, of Lambertville, was driving a silver 2020 Nissan 370Z at 3:46 a.m. south on Douglas Road when he lost control of his vehicle while turning on to Summerfield Road, police said. His car crashed into the utility pole and tree before coming to a stop, police said.
Police say the victim, Lambertville resident Nathan James Mahrt, was driving a silver 2020 Nissan 370Z southbound on Douglas Road north of Summerfield Road when the crash happened. (Pexels stock image)
MONROE COUNTY, Mich. – A 35-year-old man was killed in a single vehicle crash that happened on Summerfield east of Douglas in Bedford Township at around 3:46 a.m. Saturday.
Police say the victim, Lambertville resident Nathan James Mahrt, was driving a silver 2020 Nissan 370Z southbound on Douglas north of Summerfield.
While he was making a turn in the area the Nissan went off the roadway to the south. It is unknown how the car went off the roadway.
35-year-old man killed after car hits telephone pole, tree in Monroe County
The Detroit News
A 35-year-old man was killed after his car hit a telephone pole and tree early Saturday in Monroe County s Bedford Township.
Nathan James Mahrt of Lambertville was driving a silver 2020 Nissan 370Z southbound on Douglas Road north of Summerfield Road about 3:46 a.m. when he went off the roadway, according to a report from the Monroe County Sheriff s Office.
Mahrt was not wearing a safety belt when he struck the telephone pole and tree, and excessive speed appears to be a factor in the crash, the report said