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January 13, 2004Police: Fatal crash driver smoked marijuana7 hospitalized; woman dies in separate crashByRecord-Eagle staff writer TRAVERSE CITY - One woman died and seven people, including four children, were seriously injured Sunday after a driver suspected of being high on marijuana lost control of her SUV and crashed head-on with a car. Angela Grierson, 28, of Mancelona, who was sitting in the passenger seat of the car, died in the crash. A 39-year-old woman from California, who Grand Traverse County Sheriff Scott Fewins said may have used marijuana before the accident, lost control of her Dodge Durango on M-72 near Watson Road about 6 p.m. That woman, and a 39-year-old female passenger, also from California, were listed in serious condition at Munson Medical Center Monday. Also listed in serious condition was two-year-old Tegan Elkins, a passenger in the car. Four-year-old Natosha Elkins, Britany Elkins, 10, and 11-year-old Eden Elkins were airlifted Sunday for treatment at a the University of Michigan hospital, Fewins said. Randy Elkins, 32, the driver of the car, was listed in fair condition at Munson Monday. The 39-year-old woman told police she had used marijuana prior to the crash and police recovered some of the drug from the scene, Fewins said. No charges have been filed against the woman. Everyone involved in the crash wore seat belts or were properly restrained in a child safety seat, he said. A second fatality occurred along the same stretch of highway Sunday, just over the Kalkaska County line. Kalkaska sheriff's deputies identified the victim of that crash as Elisabeth Dawn Everett, 26, of South Lyon. She was a passenger in a vehicle that lost control on snowy roads and was hit by two other vehicles at 2:20 p.m., police said.
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