Police say the driver involved in a fatal hit and run crash in Van Buren County last week has been identified. The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department tells us the crash happened last Wednesday in the 61,000 block of County Road 378 in Bangor Township. At the time, the department reported a Dodge Journey had struck and killed a 55-year-old Bangor man and then left the scene. Police now say the Journey was located by a road sergeant on Friday evening in Bangor. Its 21-year-old driver admitted to being on the road the night of the hit and run. The vehicle was impounded and is being processed by the crime lab. The sheriff’s department has identified the hit and run victim as Brian Perry of Bangor. Once the investigation is complete, it will be sent to the Van Buren County Prosecutor for review.
