Akron man killed in crash in Genesee County
Crews responded to Bloomingdale Road in the Town of Alabama just before 3:15 p.m. Sunday, where 36-year-old Justin Blasko was trying to pass another car while going eastbound, lost control, hit a tree and flipped over.
Blasko was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the only person in the car.
The crash is still under investigation.
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