19 crash deaths reported over holidays in Michigan

Michigan State Police said 19 people died in traffic crashes in Michigan over the Christmas and New Year holidays this year.

More than half of the fatalities were alcohol-related and several involved motorists who weren't wearing seat belts.

Ten people died in traffic crashes over a four-day period around the New Year's holiday and nine deaths were recorded over a five-day Christmas holiday period, according to the Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Information Center.

For New Year's, half of the deaths involved alcohol; five of the nine Christmas deaths were alcohol related. For the New Year's holiday, four of the people who died were unbuckled; over Christmas, three were unbuckled.

By Mike Martindale
From The Detroit News:

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