The Port Huron Police Department continues investigation into a fatal single car crash that occurred at Pine Grove Avenue between Stone and Lyon Street on Tuesday, January 1st at approximately 3:45 p.m. According to a statement by the Port Huron Police Department, the initial investigation revealed a 2012 Chevrolet Camaro driven by a 20-year-old male from Port Huron, left the roadway after the driver lost control of the vehicle northbound on Pine Grove Avenue near Thomas Edison Dr. The vehicle struck a telephone pole and rolled over. The front seat passenger, an eighteen-year-old from Port Huron Township, was ejected and died at the scene. The name of the deceased is Emily Lynn Knox. The driver and two back seat passengers, an eighteen-year-old male and a nineteen-year old female from Port Huron were treated at McLaren Port Huron Hospital and released. Speed is believed to be at least one factor in the cause of the crash. The investigation is continuing by members of the Port Huron Police Department Accident Investigation Unit and Criminal Investigation Division. Upon conclusion of the investigation, the case will be reviewed with the St. Clair County Prosecuting Attorney’s Traffic Crash Unit to determine possible charges.
