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4 dead following Lenawee Co. crash, driver of 'at fault' vehicle still hospitalized, Michigan State Police say

Authorities said the driver and all three passengers of a Ford F-150 have died.

LENAWEE COUNTY, Mich. — Four people are dead following a fatal two-vehicle crash in Lenawee County, Michigan State Police officials said in a social media post and press release Monday afternoon. 

According to a press release from Michigan State Police issued Tuesday morning, a gray Ford F-250 was traveling eastbound on Milwaukee Road when it struck a white Ford F-150 traveling southbound on Britton Highway at approximately 10:30 a.m. Monday. 

A vehicle on-board accident notification system alerted authorities, who responded to the scene. The driver and two passengers of the Ford F-150 were pronounced dead on scene. A third passenger was transported to a hospital where he died from his injuries, police said. 

The victims have been identified by MSP and family as 35-year-old Robert Fox, 33-year-old Ryan Shirley, 23-year-old Cole Weber and 18-year-old Jaiden Taylor.

All four men were working for Adrian-based K & B Asphalt Sealcoating, which the Better Business Bureau described as a "close-knit, family-oriented company with slightly less than 40 employees."

A GoFundMe has been set up by Taylor's family to help with funeral costs at this link.

The driver of the Ford F-250, whom police described on the scene as "at fault" was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Michigan State Police described the driver as a 55-year-old. 

A crash investigator was dispatched to the scene. Michigan State Police said they continue to investigate the incident. 

Authorities did not provide a possible cause of the crash. Police asked anyone with additional information concerning the incident to contact Trooper Tyler Gillig at 734-242-3500.

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