Driver dead after fleeing from BCSO deputy, crashing into Buchanan home Wednesday morning

BUCHANAN, Mich. -- One person has died after a pursuit that started in Buchanan ended in a fatal crash in Berrien County Wednesday morning. 

The Berrien County Sheriff's Office says a deputy saw a red SUV driving on the wrong side of Front Street in Buchanan when they attempted a traffic stop.

"The Deputy attempted to stop the vehicle by activating his emergency lights as the vehicle was turning southbound on S. Redbud Trail," the BCSO said. "The vehicle failed to stop and continued south on Redbud Trail at a high rate of speed pulling away from the deputy. The driver lost control and went airborne as the vehicle crossed the railroad tracks causing him to strike a tree and then colliding with a house off S. Redbud Trail near Hobart Street."

Authorities say the driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

"The name of the driver is being withheld pending notification of the family at this time," the BCSO said. "No one from the residence that was struck was injured."

The Berrien County Sheriff’s Office has requested the Michigan State Police (MSP) to conduct an investigation into the crash.