DEARBORN, Mich. – A Westland man has been charged in connection with a triple fatal crash with a semi-truck in Wayne County.
Hilton Dorian Yopp III, 26, allegedly was intoxicated and driving recklessly at a high rate of speed when he collided with the back of a semi-truck, fatally injuring three passengers in his car: Myles Bland, 27, of Dearborn; Jailyn Riley, 24; and Alexandria Boynton, 24, both of Detroit.
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Hilton Dorian Yopp III has been charged with three counts of operating while intoxicated - causing death, and three counts of reckless driving – causing death.
On the day of the incident, July 3, at around 11:50 p.m., Michigan state troopers were dispatched to eastbound I-94 freeway near Wyoming Avenue in Dearborn for a car crash involving a semi-truck.
Authorities say upon arrival, troopers located the deceased victims in and around Defendant Yopp’s vehicle.
Police say when medics arrived, the defendant and the driver of the semi-truck were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Yopp is expected to be arraigned on July 7 in Wayne County’s 19th District Court.