PAW PAW, Mich. (WZZM) -- A Covert man is facing charges of murder and operating a vehicle under the influence for a deadly drunk driving crash that killed a woman and her two children.
David Glen Johnson, 32, is being held in the Van Buren County jail without bond on the following charges:
- three counts of second degree murder
- three counts of operating while intoxicated causing death
- three counts of operating while license suspended causing death
- one count of operating while intoxicated causing serious injury
- one count of operating while license suspended causing serious injury
In addition to those charges, Johnson is also being held on a larceny charge out of Covert.
Johnson was released from Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo Friday, then taken to Paw Paw for his initial court appearance.
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Deputies say Johnson was driving a pickup on County Road 388 near South Haven Tuesday night when he crossed the center line and hit a Pontiac Grand Prix.
Inside the Grand Prix, 24-year-old Brittney King of Bangor, four-year-old Cassadi Berryhill and two-year-old Kandice Berryhill were all killed in the crash. The children's father, Justin Berryhill, was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Investigators say Johnson, who previously lived in Alabama, admitted to drinking before driving Tuesday. Johnson also has a history of driving-related convictions.