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3-Year-Old Killed, Three Critically Injured in Thanksgiving Head-On Crash on M-53

State police report a crossover into oncoming traffic with no sign of braking, with toxicology results pending.

Overview

  • Dispatchers received 5:20 p.m. reports Thursday of a two-vehicle collision on M-53 at Van Dyke Avenue and Eberling Road in Bruce Township.
  • A preliminary review indicates a southbound 2011 Chevy Impala carrying a father and his two children crossed into northbound lanes and hit a 2013 Impala driven by an 18-year-old from Davison.
  • Investigators say the teen driver had been following her boyfriend, who swerved to avoid the oncoming car before the head-on impact with her vehicle.
  • Michigan State Police say neither child was properly restrained and only one car seat was in the vehicle.
  • Both drivers were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, the 2-year-old boy was taken to Children’s Hospital in critical condition, and troopers collected a blood draw as the roadway remained closed for hours during the investigation.