CASS COUNTY, MI : 4-year-old boy and driver killed after crashing into several trees on Sunday, February 26th 2017

A 4-year-old boy was killed, along with the driver of a vehicle that struck several trees early this morning.

At 3:17 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26, Cass County sheriff's deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash on School Street near Tice Avenue in Silver Creek Township.

Jordan White, a 21-year-old Dowagiac man, was traveling west on School Street with Allison Hurry, 20, and her 4-year-old son Wyatt Lister, when he lost control of the vehicle.

White drove into oncoming traffic and then crashed into several roadside trees near Indian Lake. Both White and Wyatt were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

Sheriff Richard J. Behnke said alcohol and speed may have been factors in the crash. Seatbelts were not used by any of the occupants.

Hurry was transported to South Bend Memorial Hospital by Med Flight for injuries sustained in the crash.

Deputies were assisted at the scene by the Pokagon Tribal Police, Michigan State Police, Indian Lake Fire Department, Sister Lakes Fire Department, Pokagon Fire Department, and Pride Care Ambulance.

The incident remains under investigation.

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4-year-old boy and driver killed after crashing into several trees