Three members of the Grayling High School golf team were killed traveling to a tournament this week when their northbound van hit an eastbound van on a rural road in Kalkaska County, about 25 miles east of Traverse City.
The victims included: Louis Menard, 18, golf coach Jason Potter, 28, and a passenger in the other van, Cassandra Stapleton, 27, Michigan State Police said according to the Associated Press.
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Five other golfers were in the van, and two are currently in critical condition at Munson Medical Center.
Police Sgt. Don Bailey said investigators are now working on trying to figure out the speed of the vehicles and whether Potter stopped at a stop sign at the intersection of Crawford Lake Road and County Road 612.
Both vans rolled after the crash according to the Associated Press. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash. The road was closed for approximately four hours.
"It looked like they came together simultaneously. There's a reason why things happen. We're trying to figure out what it is," Bailey said in a press statement.
Menard was not wearing a seat belt when the crash occurred and was ejected from the team's van upon collision.
The driver of the other van, Rhonda Mitchell, 45, was in serious condition as of April 29, while her 3-year-old granddaughter was in fair-condition.
"This is a very sad day as our golf team was involved in an accident," said the superintendent of Crawford-Ausable Schools after the incident. "The entire Crawford Ausable family's thoughts and prayers are with the families of the students, coach, and the members of the other vehicle. We are anxiously awaiting details from the State Police."
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