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KZoo Sheriff’s Office ID men killed in Schoolcraft Township boat crash

Posted at 8:16 AM, Sep 10, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-10 18:36:13-04

SCHOOLCRAFT TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Police believe that alcohol may have been a factor in a fatal boat crash that occurred September 9 in Schoolcraft Township.

Anthony Rogers, 56, and Lamar Ayers, 46, were killed in the crash.  The driver of the watercraft, Wilson, Jr. Rogers, 53, wasn't injured.

Wilson Rogers was driving the boat through a tunnel from Tub Lake to Barton Lake when Ayers and Anthony Rogers reportedly struck their heads on the cement and were killed, according to police.

Police are looking to pursue OWI charges against Wilson Jr. Rogers.

This incident is still under investigation.