CALHOUN COUNTY, Mich. — James Charles Thompson, a 33-year-old Colorado man, was killed in a crash in Tekonsha Township Monday night.
The Michigan State Police said a vehicle was disabled on the side of the road after hitting a deer. Yong Qiang Wang, 44, from Florida and Xiu Mei Lin, 43, from New York City, had gotten out of their vehicle and off the freeway at the time of the crash.
Police said Thompson rear-ended the disabled vehicle, which he then veered off the road into the ditch and hit a tree.
First responders performed CPR on the driver of the second vehicle, but they were pronounced dead at the hospital. They were the sole occupant of the vehicle.
The names of the individuals involved are being withheld pending next-of-kin notification.
Southbound I-69 was closed for several hours while the investigation was being conducted and debris was cleaned up. The crash remains under investigation.
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