4/27/13 - Police suspect that drugs may have played a role in a head-on crash Friday afternoon that left a Hamburg Township man dead. The crash occurred shortly after 4pm on M-36 near Kress Road and snarled traffic in the area for hours. Police say preliminary investigation reveals a 44-year-old Hamburg Township man was traveling westbound on M-36 in a silver Ford Explorer Sport Trac but veered left of center as he approached Kress Road, striking a gray Ford Fusion station wagon head-on. The driver of the Ford Fusion was a 77-year-old Hamburg Township man, who passed away early this morning as a result of his injuries at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. Police say drugs are suspected as being a contributing factor in the cause of the crash. A search warrant for a blood sample from the driver of the Ford Sport Trac was executed by officers at the hospital and police are now awaiting toxicology reports. Police say the names of the two men are not being released at this time. Accident investigators from the Livingston County Sheriffâs Department are assisting and M-36 was shut down in both directions at Kress Road for roughly four hours while police worked at the scene. (JM)
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