Howell man dies in crash on US-23 in Hartland Township

Michigan State Police say Martin Morse lost control of Dodge Viper, crashed into cable lines

DETROIT – Michigan State Police said a 43-year-old man died Sunday afternoon when his Dodge Viper crashed in Hartland Township.

Police said Martin Morse appeared to have been excessively accelerating from M-59 onto the northbound ramp of US-23 when the car lost control and struck the center median cable barrier.

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The cable barrier has three cables and the vehicle traveled under the top two cables but was stopped by the bottom cable. 

Morse, a Howell resident, died at the scene.


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