Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

BUCHANAN — One person was killed in a single vehicle crash Wednesday morning in Buchanan, according to the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office.

At approximately 2:44 a.m. Wednesday, a Berrien County Sheriff’s Deputy observed a red SUV traveling in the wrong lane on Front Street in Buchanan. The deputy attempted to stop the vehicle by activating his emergency lights as the vehicle was turning southbound on S. Redbud Trail. The vehicle failed to stop and continued south on Redbud Trail at a high rate of speed pulling away from the deputy. The driver lost control and went airborne as the vehicle crossed the railroad tracks, causing him to strike a tree before crashing into a house off S. Redbud Trail near Hobart Street.

The driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash. The name of the driver is being withheld at this time pending notification of the family. No one from the residence that was struck was injured.

The Berrien County Sheriff’s Office has requested the Michigan State Police to conduct an investigation into the crash. The MSP Traffic Crash Reconstruction Team will be conducting the crash investigation.