1/31/14 - Brighton Police are investigating a head-on accident last night that left a Brighton Township woman dead and a Wayne County woman injured. Brighton Police Chief Tom Wightman says the accident happened about 11:20pm Thursday when a Pontiac Sunfire driven by 31-year-old Michelle Lown crossed the centerline of Grand River as she drove northbound between Church and Liberty streets and struck a Ford Explorer head-on. Lown was killed in the crash. Wightman says early indications are that she may have been drinking. He says she was also not wearing a seatbelt. The driver of the other vehicle, a 46-year-old Garden City woman, suffered a leg injury and was hospitalized. She is expected to recover. Wightman adds that while their investigation wonât be complete until toxicology reports are returned, it doesnât appear that the road conditions were a factor. Photo credit: Douglas Alden Peterson, Brighton (JK)
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