Police release name of man killed in Aug. 18 crash in Ingham County
The crash happened about 7:40 a.m. at the East Howell Road intersection, according to the Ingham County Sheriff's Office, which released Wendt's name on Aug. 19.
Wendt was driving east on East Howell when he collided with a southbound semi truck driven by a 23-year-old Perry man, sheriff's officials said. The eastbound driver failed to stop for a stop sign, officials said. He became pinned beneath the semi and was dead at the scene.
The crash is being investigated by the Ingham Regional Crash Investigation Team.
Anyone with information is asked to call Deputy Ben Manns at (517) 676-8444, ext. 1939.
Contact Ken Palmer at kpalmer@lsj.com. Follow him on X @KBPalm_lsj.
This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Police release name of man killed in Aug. 18 crash in Ingham County
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