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Wyoming man charged in double fatal crash in May

Posted at 4:01 PM, Jul 20, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-20 16:01:19-04

MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. – A Wyoming man has been arrested and charged for a crash that killed two people in May.

Joel Ibarra, 26, was arrested Monday and was arraigned of four counts, including two counts of operating while under the influence of a controlled substance causing death and two counts of reckless driving causing death.

The crash happened on Sunday evening May 1st on M-66 in Belvidere Township.  Montcalm deputies say that Ibarra’s 2012 Audi hit the 1999 Buick driven by Raymond and Mary Wrona head-on, while Ibarra was trying to pass multiple vehicles.

The Wronas were both killed in the crash.  Both were 88 years old.

Ibarra faces a possibility of 15 years in prison for each charge.  He is currently free on a $35,000 bond.