MSU Student Dies After SUV Fall Into Red Cedar River

A Michigan State University (MSU) student was killed and another student was seriously injured after the Mercury Mountaineer they were riding in hit a cement guardrail and fell into the Red Cedar River. The accident occurred on Cedar Street near Elm Street. It was not clear the cause of the accident, but police say a tire was flat on the vehicle when I was pulled out of the water. According to witnesses, the Mountaineer was airborne for nearly 100 feet before plunging into the Red Cedar River. The driver was pronounced dead at Sparrow Hospital while the passenger was released after being treated for unspecified injuries.