Sheriff Gary Schuette reports on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 8:19 a.m., Deputies from the Jackson County Office of the Sheriff along with Hanover Township Rescue and Jackson County Ambulance responded to Hatch Rd and Reynolds Rd in Hanover Township for a single-vehicle fatal traffic crash.

A 51-year-old male Stacy Rainey from Spring Arbor Township residence was traveling westbound on Hatch Rd in a 2011 Ford Edge and went off the road to the north striking a tree.  The male suffered fatal injuries because of the accident and succumbed to his injuries on the scene. There were no other occupants in the vehicle.

Speed appears to have been a contributing factor in the crash.  The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Accident Reconstruction Team is investigating this crash.

For further information, please contact Sheriff Gary Schuette at 517-768-7921.