Washtenaw County, MI : Driver killed in fiery crash with children in backseat in Augusta Township on Sunday, April 9, 2017

Police have identified the driver in a fatal crash on the evening of Sunday, April 9 in Augusta Township.

Shawn Macomber, 43, of Dearborn Heights was killed in the single-vehicle crash that occurred about 5:50 p.m. Sunday while driving on Willis Road, east of Stony Creek Road, with his two children in the vehicle, said Derrick Jackson of the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office. The location is about 7 miles southeast of Ann Arbor.

Details of the crash are under investigation, but police say the vehicle was on fire with the driver still trapped inside when police got to the scene. Deputies attempted to extinguish the flames, but were unsuccessful. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

It was later discovered that two children, a 3-year-old and a 7-year-old, were rescued from the backseat by a passerby.

The children were taken - one in serious condition and the other in stable condition - to the University of Michigan hospital, officials said Sunday. On Monday, Jackson said the children were expected to make a full recovery.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Police ID driver killed in fiery crash with children in backseat