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A man died after his pickup truck crashed into a tree along Summit Street near Prospect Street in Rockford, Aug. 26, 2010. (photo courtesy Krista Schuhman)

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The scene of the crash where one person died in a crash along Summit Street in Rockford. Aug. 25, 2010. (photo courtesy Debbie Schuhman)

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Driver dies after truck hits tree

Crash happened in Rockford on Wednesday afternoon

Updated: Thursday, 26 Aug 2010, 12:11 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 25 Aug 2010, 6:28 PM EDT

ROCKFORD, Mich. (WOOD) - A driver died Wednesday after his truck crossed the yellow line, left the road and struck a tree, Rockford police said.

The crash, which didn't involve any other vehicles, happened around 1:35 p.m. on southbound Summit Street, near Prospect Street, according to a news release.

The victim, later identified as 58-year-old Stephen Ostaszewski of Grand Rapids, was taken to Spectrum Health but died there shortly after arriving.

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