BERTRAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A crash in Berrien County early Saturday morning left two people dead.
It happened at around 1:17 a.m., when deputies were called to a collision near the intersection of US-12 and South Redbud Trail in Bertrand Township. When they got there, they found a Jeep Wrangler on top of a Chrysler sedan, both of them off the road.
The driver of the Chrysler—a 19-year-old man from Ames, Indiana—was trapped in the car. Despite efforts to save him, he was pronounced dead at the scene. The 36-year-old Galesburg man who was driving the Jeep Wrangler had been thrown from the car and was taken to the hospital where he was later declared dead.
The Berrien County Sheriff’s Office says initial findings indicate the southbound Chrysler sedan failed to yield to the Jeep Wrangler, causing the collision.
We're also told alcohol may have been a factor in the crash, and neither driver appeared to be wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision. The Berrien County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the crash.
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