CLINTON CO., Mich. — Deputies released the names of four young people killed after a car struck a tree in Clinton County.
The crash occurred on West Townsend Road, west of Jones Road, at about 3:14 p.m. Thursday
According to the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, an initial investigation revealed that a vehicle being driven by a 22-year-old woman from Greenville was traveling eastbound. There were four other people in the vehicle.
Officials say the 22-year-old driver lost control and went off the roadway. The vehicle then struck a tree.
Deputies say the driver, Haylee Hart, died at the scene. One of the passengers, 18-year-old Louis Lutz from Muir, also died there.
The three other passengers were later taken to a hospital. Two of them, a 16-year-old unnamed girl from Belding and 21-year-old Ryan Thelen from Greenville, later died at the hospital.
Deputies say the other passenger at the hospital, 18-year-old Jaden Cook from Ionia, survived and is reported as being in stable condition.
The crash is currently under investigation.
