A crash in northern Michigan’s Wexford County has killed two western Michigan residents.
WEXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A crash in northern Michigan’s Wexford County has killed two western Michigan residents.
Sheriff’s deputies say a vehicle driven by 59-year-old Janice Verkerke of Middleville failed to stop at a stop sign at a rural intersection and was struck by another vehicle.
Deputies say Verkerke and her passenger, 64-year-old Richard Verkerke, were pronounced dead at the scene. It wasn’t immediately clear if they were related.
WPBN-TV reports the driver and a passenger in the other vehicle were transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The crash occurred around 5: 30 p.m. Saturday about 20 miles (30 kilometers) south of Traverse City.
