ERIE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police believe alcohol played a role in a Monroe County crash that killed a man from Temperance.
It happened before 3 a.m. Friday, May 9, in Erie Township, about halfway between Monroe and Toledo. According to authorities, Dustin Lomaxx Striggow and Tyler Avery Collins were in a Honda CR-V that was speeding south on Suder Avenue when the driver lost control of the vehicle on a curve. The Honda reportedly drove off the road, struck a utility pole, causing it to snap and drop power lines to the ground, before hitting a tree and rolling over.
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Collins, 27, was ejected from the vehicle. He died from his injuries.
Striggow, a 26-year-old from Toledo, was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.
Neither occupant was wearing a seatbelt at the time.
Authorities believe speed and alcohol were factors in the crash. They do not know who was driving when the crash happened.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office at 734-240-7541.
