7/1/14 - Toxicology reports have revealed that a Brighton woman was over the legal limit for driving at the time of a head-on crash that claimed the life of a womanâs unborn baby. The accident happened May 7th on M-59 near Durant Road. A 34-year-old Brighton woman in a Chevy Malibu was traveling westbound in an eastbound lane of M-59 when she struck a Saturn driven by a 29-year-old Howell woman. Livingston County Undersheriff Mike Murphy tells WHMI they have since received toxicology reports for the Brighton woman, who was deemed the at-fault driver. He says the results came back positive for alcohol, to the extent that she was legally drunk at the time of the crash. Both women suffered significant injuries. The Brighton woman was taken by Survival Flight to the University of Michigan Hospital while the Howell woman, who was seven months pregnant at the time of the crash, was also hospitalized. She ultimately lost her child. Murphy says the results of their investigation and reports were sent over to the Livingston County Prosecutorâs Office today, which will review the case and make a decision as to whether any criminal charges will be filed. At the time of the crash, investigators said that the pregnant woman was wearing a seatbelt but the at-fault driver was not. It took cleanup crews more than two hours to fully re-open local roads. (JM)
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