WHITEFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 60-year-old Ottawa Lake woman was killed, and two teenagers were injured Saturday night in a head-on crash on US-23 in Whiteford Township.
At around 10 p.m. on Feb. 14, the woman was driving her Ford Escape southbound in a northbound lane.
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She crashed head-on into a Ford F-150 driven by an 18-year-old boy who was traveling with a 17-year-old girl in the passenger seat.
Airbags went off in both cars, and everyone was wearing their seat belts.
The 60-year-old died at the scene. The teenagers were taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.
Police said careless driving was a factor in the crash.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Services Division is investigating the crash.
Anyone with information is asked to call 734-240-7541 or submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-speakup or www.1800speakup.org.