1. Home
  2. Michigan
  3. Lansing, MI

Kari Campbell, 28, and Archie Scates, 29, killed in rollover car wreck on I-69 in Charlotte, Michigan

Modified Date: 
Thu, 10/01/2015 - 10:19am
Accident Date: 
Monday, August 3, 2015

Two dead after rollover accident in Eaton Co.

Southbound I-69 was re-opened around 7 p.m. Northbound I-69 will stay closed until the Eaton County Sheriff’s Office Accident Team members have finished investigating.

Names released of two killed in I-69 rollover crash

Kari Campbell, 28, and Archie Scates, 29, were ejected from a sport utility vehicle that went into the I-69 median south of Five Point Highway and rolled several times, said Theresa O’Dell, executive assistant to Eaton County Sheriff Tom Reich.

Campbell was dead at the scene of the crash at about 6:30 p.m. Scates died later at Sparrow Hospital.

Two people were killed after the vehicle they were in rolled multiple times along I-69 north, near Charlotte at 6:27 p.m. Monday on northbound I-69. An SUV lost control and went off the road into the median where it rolled several times, ejecting both occupants. One person was pronounced deceased at the crash site. The second person was transported to Sparrow Hospital, where they later died.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death

After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?

Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.

Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Rollover, Ejected from Vehicle
People Involved: 
Kari Campbell
Archie Scates
Roadway: 
I-69
City: 
Charlotte, MI
County: 
Eaton County, MI
Area: 
Lansing, MI

Comments

Submitted by kerri on Tue, 08/04/2015 - 4:08am
We wrongful death attorney? For what reason? They caused the accident.

Submitted by Ingrid on Tue, 08/04/2015 - 5:30am
Hi Kerri, A wrongful death attorney may be needed to handle the claim of the passenger killed in the crash. Also, an attorney can do the research to find out if other factors were involved like tire problems or vehicle problems. Ingrid Taylor, Accident Data Center 

Add new comment

More information about text formats
To prevent automated s-p-a-m submissions leave this field empty.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
1 + 15 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.