INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (FOX 2) - A man died Friday, two weeks after authorities say he lost control of his pickup truck and crashed into a tree in Oakland County.
Gerald Allen Gorsline, 51, was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado east on Clarkston Road through the curve at Clintonville Road in Independence Township about 5 a.m. on Nov. 15. when he crossed the center line. According to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, he went off the road, hit a tree, and was ejected from his truck.
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Gorsline, who was not wearing a seat belt, was taken to a hospital.
Investigators determined that Gorsline was speeding when he crashed. There were no signs of intoxication, the sheriff's office said, but investigators are awaiting toxicology reports.
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