8/5/13 - Michigan State Police have identified the man killed in a head-on crash last week in Brighton Township. 55-year-old James Louis Kling of Brighton Township was pronounced dead at the scene while his passenger, 28-year-old Miesha Neely of Detroit, sustained critical injuries and remains hospitalized at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor where she was taken by Survival Flight. The crash happened last Thursday morning on Pleasant Valley Road, north of Buno Road. Kling was traveling southbound on Pleasant Valley in a red Honda Civic when he is said to have crossed the centerline, striking a silver Chevy Volt head-on. The driver of the Volt, identified as 57-year-old William Thornburgh of Fowlerville, was also hospitalized for treatment of his injuries and was last listed in good condition. The crash closed Pleasant Valley Road for several hours as police investigated. Itâs still unknown if drugs or alcohol were factors. (JM)
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