TC Man Arrested In Fatal Drunk Driving Accident
By Beth Milligan | Oct. 25, 2021
A 26-year-old Traverse City man has been arrested in connection with a fatal drunk driving accident Friday at the intersection of LaFranier and Hammond roads.
Authorities responded to the site of a three-vehicle crash at the intersection at 7:45pm Friday. According to the Grand Traverse Sheriff's Office, an 85-year-old Traverse City man was on LaFranier Road waiting to turn eastbound onto Hammond Road. A second vehicle, driven by a 66-year-old Traverse City man, was waiting behind that vehicle. A third vehicle traveling south on LaFranier Road, driven by the 26-year-old Traverse City man, ran into the second vehicle, pushing it into the first vehicle at the intersection.
The 66-year-old Traverse City man in the second vehicle was pronounced dead in the accident. The 26-year-old was arrested and lodged at Grand Traverse County Jail for operating while impaired causing death and reckless driving causing death. The crash is still under investigation, according to the Sheriff's Office.
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