HASTINGS, Mich. – A 23-year-old Hastings man has been charged with Operating While Intoxicated Causing Death for a weekend fatal crash.
Barry County Sheriff’s deputies say that Joshua Michael Allerding was driving north on M-43 when he lost control on a curve and his vehicle overturned in water. His passenger, Camilia Ray, 29, also of Hastings, was trapped in the partially submerged vehicle. She died a short time later at an area hospital.
Allerding was charged on Monday. He was believed to be under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.
