Fatal crash near Marcellus – Two dead

Two people died in a single-vehicle crash over the weekend in Marcellus Township.

Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday to investigate a personal-injury incident near the intersection of M-40 and Dutch Settlement Road.

Behnke said a car driven by 69-year-old Marcellus resident Stanley Bridges was traveling north on M-40 when it left the roadway and struck a tree. Bridges and a passenger, 70-year-old Dana Horner, died at the scene.

Investigators said it appears neither Bridges nor Horner were wearing a seatbelt. Behnke said alcohol was not a factor.