Man Dies After Crashing Off-Road Vehicle In Oakland County: Police

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI — A man died Monday after crashing an off-road vehicle in Bloomfield Township, police said.

Police said the 40-year-old Sterling Heights man was driving a side-by-side off-road vehicle at 6 p.m. when he lost control and crashed into a tree in the area of Kensington and Wattles roads.

The man was not wearing a seatbelt or helmet, police said.

Officials rushed the man to Beaumont Royal Oak Hospital, where he died from his injuries, police said.

Police do not believe alcohol played a role in the crash, but said toxicology reports are pending.

An earlier version of this story stated the man was thrown from the vehicle, he was not and the change was corrected.