Taylor , MI :Two Teens were Hospitalized and Garbage truck driver faces criminal charges for Taylor crash on Monday , January 12th 2015

The garbage truck driver involved in a crash which sent two teens to the hospital with critical injuries will face criminal charges.

The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office has issued charges against the 61-year-old Livonia truck driver in Monday’s crash.

The man is expected to turn himself into the 23rd District Court on two counts of reckless driving and two counts of a moving violation, both causing serious impairment of body function.

An arraignment is expected Tuesday according to the Taylor Police Chief.

The crash occurred at about 3 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Ecorse and Holland Roads, which kept Ecorse Road closed for two and a half hours during the rescue and crash investigation.

The teenagers were immediately flown by helicopter for medical treatment.

The driver, a 16-year-old boy from Taylor, was taken to the University of Michigan Medical Center. The passenger, 14-year-old Dearborn Heights girl, was taken to Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit. Family has identified them as David Cyr and Gianna Kenniburg.




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Garbage truck driver faces criminal charges for Taylor crash