Overview
- Michigan State Police say a southbound 2011 Chevrolet Impala crossed into oncoming traffic on M-53 near Ebeling Road around 5:20 p.m. on Thanksgiving and struck a northbound vehicle head-on.
- A 3-year-old girl in the southbound car died at the scene, and a 2-year-old boy and both drivers were transported with life-threatening injuries.
- Preliminary findings indicate there was no evidence of braking by the at-fault vehicle before impact.
- Troopers reported that neither child was properly restrained and that only one car seat was present in the vehicle.
- A blood draw was taken from the driver as part of the investigation, and the reason for the lane crossing remains undetermined.