(Berrien County, MI) - A driver has been accused of being drunk in a fatal two-vehicle collision on Interstate 94 in Berrien County, Michigan this past Sunday.

 

According to the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office, emergency responders at about 5 a.m. were called to the 15-mile marker near Bridgman.

 

So far, the investigation shows there was a rear-ended collision that claimed the life of a 69-year-old woman from Iowa in one of the eastbound lanes. 

 

The other driver was arrested for Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated causing death.

 

So far, police have not released the names of the drivers or where the surviving driver resides, with the crash currently being investigated by the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office Accident Investigation Team.

 

Alcohol and speed are both believed to be factors in the crash at this time.