Speed and alcohol were factors in the motor-vehicle accident death of David Beehler Jr., 37, of Maltby Road, Oakfield, according to Chief Deputy Gordon Dibble of the Genesee County Sheriff's Office.
No other details of the accident were released following the completion earlier this week of a preliminary investigation.
Beehler was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on Fisher Road, Oakfield, on Dec. 22.
He was reportedly driving his 2009 Dodge Ram pickup truck when it hit a tree and a utility pole. Beehler was ejected from the vehicle, according to information released after the accident.
Beehler was a local volunteer firefighter.
