Sanilac County Sheriff deputies believe alcohol and speed may have been factors in a single-vehicle accident at 3:46 a.m. on Saturday, November 12 in Custer Township.
Responding to the scene on Custer Road near Berkshire Road, deputies were accompanied by Sanilac EMS and the Sandusky Fire Department, finding a 23-year-old woman and her 17-year-old passenger. Initial investigation found that the 23-year-old Sandusky woman was driving west on Custer Road in a 2007 Ford Taurus, accompanied by the 17-year-old, also from Sandusky, when the car left the roadway and struck a large drainage ditch embankment.
The collision caused significant damage to the car, and injured both the driver and passenger badly. The driver was taken to Deckerville Community Hospital from the scene, whereas the passenger first went to McKenzie Hospital and then was later transferred to Flint Hurley Hospital for further treatment.
The crash remains under investigation at this time.
