Authorities arrest suspect in fatal hit-and-run, ID victim

COURTLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich.  — The suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed a mother and injured her twin boys has been arrested, according to authorities.

The mother who was killed in the crash has been identified as 33-year-old Meranda Baguss of Sand Lake, Kent County Undersheriff Michelle Young said.

The crash happened around 8:23 p.m. Friday at the intersection of 15 Mile Road and Ritchie Avenue in Courtland Township.

Authorities said Baguss was traveling westbound on 15 Mile Road when her vehicle was struck by a pickup truck traveling northbound on Ritchie Avenue.

Baguss died on scene, and her 5-year-old boys were taken to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital with life-threatening head injuries. Tony Anthony Sr., their grandfather, said the boys are in stable condition, but have a long road ahead of them.

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