Drunk Driver Crashes into Tree, Four Injured

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Four people are in the hospital after the car they were traveling in smashed into a tree.

The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department says it happened around 4:20a.m. Sunday near the intersection of South 29th Street and East T Avenue in Pavilion Township.

Investigators believe the driver lost control of the vehicle on a curve and struck a tree. All four people in the vehicle were taken to the hospital for their injuries where they're listed various conditions.

Police believe alcohol and speed are factors in this crash.

The accident remains under investigation and anyone with more information is asked to call the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department or Silent Observer.