Driver dies in jet truck explosion

Driver dies in jet truck explosion
Driver dies in jet truck explosion

One person, with ties to Cherokee County, has died following an explosion during a jet-fueled semi truck performance at a southwestern Michigan air show.

Chris Darnell, 40, died Saturday at the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show, where he was driving the SHOCKWAVE Jet Truck down a runway at more than 300 miles per hour.

Emergency crews responded after the explosion happened about 1 p.m. Saturday …