Morenci woman dies, Temperance man injured, after head-on crash in Monroe County

A Lenawee County woman has died, and a Monroe County man was seriously injured, as a result of a head-on crash south of Monroe, Michigan.

The crash happened about 5:28 p.m. Monday on South Telegraph Road (U.S. 24), north of West Stein Road, in LaSalle Township, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office reported.

Abbigal Garbers, 19, of Morenci, was driving a gray 2010 Toyota Corolla northbound at the time of the crash. For reasons not yet known, deputies said, Garbers crossed the centerline into the southbound lane of travel, striking a gray 2015 Hyundai Sonata head-on. The Hyundai driver was Palmer G. Merkel, 35, of Temperance…

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