MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – A 33-year-old man from Westland will spend most of a year behind bars for his role in a crash that killed two women in June.
A Macomb County jury convicted Jose Eugeno Medina-Hernandez of two counts of moving violation causing death on Dec. 12.
According to authorities, Medina-Hernandez was driving a box truck on M-53 in Shelby Township when he rear-ended a Buick Verano. This triggered a chain reaction involving two other vehicles.
The two occupants of the Buick, 88-year-old Nancy Richmond, and 63-year-old Crystal Brunn, were killed in the crash.
The multiple-vehicle crash caused the southbound lanes of M-53 between 21 Mile and 22 Mile roads to close for about five hours.
On Monday, Dec. 30, Medina-Hernandez was sentenced to 270 days in jail, two years probation and 50 hours of community service.