Crime & Safety

Authorities: Naperville Man, 84, Dies in Michigan Car Accident

Erdman Spradlin of Naperville was killed after his vehicle collided with another car in southwestern Michigan, according to the Associated Press and Daily Herald.

A Naperville man was killed after his car collided with another vehicle in southwest Michigan Sunday, as reported by the Associated Press and Daily Herald.

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Authorities said 84-year-old Erdman Spradlin of Naperville was driving westbound on Interstate 94 in Michigan near the Indiana border when his vehicle crossed the center median and hit a car traveling eastbound, according to the Berrien County sheriff's department. 

Spradlin died at the scene, according to the department.

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Authorities said Spradlin’s 84-year-old wife sustained non-life threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital.

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