Crime & Safety

2 Novi Men Die in Crash Up North

Speed appears to have been a factor in the one-vehicle accident, police said.

Two Novi men died in a Labor Day accident in Charlevoix County, police said.

The accident occurred about 12:20 a.m. about a mile west of Norwood Township when a 1998 Dodge pickup truck driven by John Kuhn, 29, left the roadway on the left side and struck a tree on the driver’s side, WWJ/CBS Detroit reports.

Both Kuhn, 29, and his passenger, Brandon McLeod, 27, were pronounced dead at the scene.

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Police said speed appeared to be a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation by the Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office.

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