(LAPEER TOWNSHIP) — A 27-year old Mayfield Township man was killed after a tree fell on his car as he drove on Wilder Road in Lapeer County’s Lapeer Township. The four-door Ford was found in a ditch with the roof and windshield smashed Sunday. Police say the victim, Rory MacDonald, was traveling north on Wilder Road, between Imlay City and Peppermill Roads, around 1 p.m. when the tree fell over. MacDonald was the only person in the vehicle at the time. Dana Loudermilk says she heard a “boom” outside her home and rushed to the window in Lapeer Township. It’s not known if icy conditions contributed to the death. John Loudermilk says it’s strange and tragic that a tree fell and struck a moving car at the same time. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Lapeer Post say the crash remains under investigation.
