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Authorities in Bay County say a drunken driver crashed an SUV into a house, killing a man who lived there and injuring his wife. The crash happened early Sunday in Auburn, about 10 miles west of Bay City. Police stated that the dead man was 41-year-old Vaughn Lietzke. Authorities say his 42-year-old wife Sandra Lietzke was airlifted to Saginaw’s Saint Mary’s of Michigan Medical Center, where she was in stable condition. Deputies say the 21-year-old driver, later identified as Hunter D. Motko, 21, failed to stop at a stop sign, ran over a curb and struck a corner of the house.
A 17-year-old was injured when he crashed his pickup truck Sunday. Police say he had looked down to read a text message. It happened around 10:10 a.m. Sunday on Adolph Road north of Sid Road in Union Township, near Union City. Authorities say Jason Hartley’s S-10 pickup truck crashed head-on into a tree about 200 feet from the road. Hartley, 17, of Burlington was taken to the Branch County Community Health Center for treatment of his injuries. His condition Sunday night was not known.