KENT COUNTY, Mich. - Douglas Crystal entered a no contest plea for a September 2017 hit and run crash that killed a 33-year-old mother and critically injured her two sons.
Investigators say that Crystal ran a stop sign at the intersection of Ritchie Avenue at 15 Mile Road near Rockford. He then hit another vehicle.
Meranda Baguss was killed in the incident, and her five-year-old sons, Tony Anthony and Chauncy Anthony, were hospitalized.
Crystal ran from the scene of the crash, leaving his pickup truck behind.
A data recorder retrieved from his pickup indicated the vehicle was traveling 91 miles per hour five seconds prior to the collision, court records show.
He also entered a plea for driving while intoxicated causing death and driving while intoxicated causing serious injury.
Crystal will be sentenced on May 3.
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