Sister of woman killed in Monroe car crash dies day later after suffering heart attack

MONROE, Mich. – One day after her sister was killed in a Monroe County car crash, a woman suffered a heart attack and died.

Diana Cupp was killed when her sport utility vehicle was struck by a pickup truck which was being chased by police for reckless driving. Then, just a day later, Cupp's sister Donna Lajiness suffered a heart attack and died.

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Family members say Lajiness had been ill. They cannot say her sister's tragic death contributed to her heart attack.

The family now is planning for two separate funerals.