Jackson County Sheriff’s Department reports the car accident on US 127 at Reed Road yesterday at 4:30 pm (9/13) resulted in the death of a Ohio man.

The department says 43 year old Benjamin Langenderfer was traveling southbound on US 127 South near Reed when his 2015 Kia Optima left the roadway. The driver overcorrected and re-entered the roadway and crossed all lanes of traffic causing the vehicle to overturn multiple times.

The Sheriff Department states the driver of the vehicle, Langenderfer, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the crash scene.  It is unknown at this point if alcohol was a contributing factor in the crash. The crash remains under investigation.

Sheriff Gary Schuette reports deputies from the Jackson County Office of the Sheriff, along with the Michigan State Police, Liberty Township Fire Department and Jackson Community Ambulance responded to the single vehicle crash.

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