SUMMERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A basketball coach at Michigan State University is due in court Wednesday afternoon for a preliminary hearing in connection with a fatal crash in Summerfield Township.
Todd Moyer, 37, an associate strength and conditioning coach for MSU's men's basketball team, was charged with reckless driving causing death.
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The crash happened July 14 on US-23 north of Summerfield Road.
Prosecutors allege Moyer was distracted while driving southbound in a 2007 Dodge Ram and crashed into several vehicles, ultimately killing two people.
Gladys Johnson, 35, of Redford, and Za-Kira Johnson, 5, were pronounced dead at the scene.