Allegan County Sheriff’s authorities have identified the motorist who was killed last Wednesday night in a traffic crash on U.S-131 at the 142nd Avenue Dorr exit.
The driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was Lloyd Dale Jackson, a 45-year-old male from Newport, Arkansas.
The crash near Dorr shut down traffic after Jackson was spotted by sheriff’s deputies near the Wayland exit driving erratically and officers tried to pull his truck over before he led police on a chase on northbound US-131.
The truck smashed through the cable barriers and moved into the southbound lanes and his truck rolled over. The driver was thrown from the vehicle and killed.
Authorities indicated the driver had a history of driving offenses and they suspect he was intoxicated.
A piece of guard rail broke off in the crash and Jackson’s truck hit a semi’s windshield during the incident.
