CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP, Mich — Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened Monday morning in Montcalm County.
Michigan State Police say it happened around 9:30 a.m. on East County Line Road north of Sidney Road in Crystal Township.
Devvan Mierop, 27, of Riverdale was driving a 2005 Kia south on East County Line when he reportedly lost control and struck a tree. Mierop and a passenger, Dareyl Andrews, 48, of Riverdale, were both killed.
Samantha Cowell, 28, of Edmore, was riding in the front seat and was taken to Carson City Hospital with a serious head injury, before being transferred to a Grand Rapids hospital, according to police.
Authorities believe alcohol may have contributed to the crash.