Popular on Patch: Car Crash, Explosion Kills La Grange Man in Michigan

The Chicago Tribune reports that "alcohol was a factor" in the crash, which also killed a second man, and that X-rays were necessary to identify the bodies.

Car Crash, Explosion Kills La Grange Man in Michigan

The Chicago Tribune reports that "alcohol was a factor" in the crash, which also killed a second man, and that X-rays were necessary to identify the bodies.

A La Grange man was killed in a car crash in Michigan's New Buffalo Townshop on Sunday at 12:37 a.m. after, police believe, his car ran a stop sign, hit a tree and exploded, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the paper, police found the 2012 Volkswagen Passat of Aleksandra A. Strikas, 22, engulfed in flames and required X-rays to identify Strikas' body, as well as that of Matthew R. Ross, 25, of Harbert, Michigan. The paper also reported that the Berrien County Sheriff said an autopsy revealed that "alcohol was a factor in the crash." Read the full story at the Chicago Tribune website.

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Updated: LTHS Graduate Dies While Fishing in Michigan

Kyle Bozick, 25, was found dead in a section of the Whitefish River in Michigan after he failed to return from a fishing trip.

This story was updated on Sept. 9 Kyle Bozick, 25, of Westmont, Il, was found dead on Sept. 4 of an apparent apparent seizure while on a fishing trip on the Whitefish River in Limestone Township in Michigan's Upper Pennisula, Brooke Gennaro, the sister of the deceased told Patch on Sept. 8. It was initially reported that Bozick had drowned. While the final autopsy results are still not available, the family said the cornor has told them a seizure was the cause of death.  Bozick was a 2005 graduate of Lyons Township High School. Bozick was reported missing around 4 p.m. on Sept. 4 by his sister who had accompanied him on the trip, after he failed to return. Alger County 911, reported the victim's sister told dispatch that Bozick had an …

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