Woman dead after being ejected in fiery rollover crash in Mason County

MASON COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A Fountain woman died Wednesday afternoon when she was ejected from her car in a rollover crash that ended with the car catching on fire, according to the Mason County Sheriff’s Office.

First responders were dispatched at 2:07 p.m. for a report of a crash near the intersection of E. Sugar Grove Road and N. Stephens Road in Sherman Township.

The sheriff’s office said the driver, a 59-year-old Shari Nott, was travelling westbound on Sugar Grove Road at a high rate of speed, lost control and ran off the north side of the road.

"The vehicle then rolled several times, catching fire and ejecting the driver," the sheriff's office said.

Nott was pronounced dead at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital.

The crash remains under investigation.

Custer Fire, Fountain Fire & Rescue, MSP-Hart Post and Life EMS all responded and assisted Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputies at the scene.