2/10/14 - Alcohol is a suspected factor in a rollover crash late Saturday that killed a 32-year-old Howell man. Michigan State Police Sgt. Mark Thompson of the Brighton post said Derek Allen Schneider was partially ejected from his vehicle, which overturned âseveral timesâ around 10pm on I-96 east of D-19 in Genoa Township. Thompson says an initial investigation indicates the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee hit the guardrail, overturned and landed on its side at the base of a steep embankment. The Howell Area Fire Department and Livingston County EMS extricated Schneider from the wreckage, before he was transported to the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, where he died several hours later. Two passengers, including the victimâs brother, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. While all of the victims were wearing their seat belts, Sgt. Thompson says alcohol is a suspected factor in the crash. Their investigation is continuing with the assistance of an accident investigator from the Jackson post. (JM)
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