A 22-year-old Amish woman is dead after a drowsy driver hit her horse-drawn buggy in Sanilac County’s Flynn Township. Michigan State Police say a 55-year-old North Branch man fell asleep at the wheel and struck it on Peck Road near Maple Valley Road at about 4:43 p.m. last Thursday. The woman and her horse died at the scene. Brown City police, Sanilac County deputies, Brown City firefighters and 2 ambulance crews also responded. Police remind drivers to stay alert on rural Thumb roads shared with buggies.
Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet
