Tragic Car Accident Kills Teenagers

Larry Buckfire

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We received a call about a crash on the south I-94 service drive, between Belleville and Quirk roads, at about 1:20 a.m. Saturday," said Sgt. Fred Yono of the traffic services bureau of the Van Buren Police Department.

"Our investigation shows that a vehicle carrying four persons was traveling westbound and attempting to make a turn into an apartment complex when it was struck by a car traveling eastbound. Both brothers were sitting in the back of the westbound vehicle.

Two teenage brothers in Sumpter Township died tragically when their vehicle was struck turning into an apartment complex near I-94. Their vehicle was struck by another vehicle traveling on the same road. Both boys were backseat passengers and were not wearing their seat belts at the time of the accident. This tragic case is similar to a wrongful death claim handled by my office several years ago on behalf of the family who suffered a similar tragic loss when several family members were killed and others suffered serious injuries as a result of a negligent driver.