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Multi-Vehicle Car Crash in Genoa Twp. Causes Fatality

Edward Sessions, 56, was fatally injured in an accident on Grand River this morning.

At approximately 8:33 a.m. Friday, a 56-year-old man from Webberville was fatally injured in a car crash that took place on Grand River in Genoa Township. 

said that Edward Sessions was killed while riding in the front seat of his brother's Pontiac Grand Prix, when it was struck by a black vehicle attempting to make a left lane change and failed to yield.

Police said the preliminary investigation shows that Sessions' brother, William Sessions, attempted to avoid the black car and lost control of his vehicle, striking two cars: a 1999 green Chevrolet Monte Carlo driven by Kathy Durfee, 54, of Howell and a 2007 black Ford Mustang driven by 17-year-old Cori Carson from Howell.

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The Grand Prix then crossed over into the westbound lanes of Grand River, where it was then struck by a 2011 gray GMC Sierra pickup truck driven by Brian Nault, 37, of Brighton.

Police said that Durfee was not hurt, while Nault and Carson received minor injuries and sought out their own medical treatment.

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William Sessions, 59, of Fowlerville was transported to University of Michigan Hospital where he is listed in critical condition.

Livingston County EMS and the Brighton Area Fire Department were also on the scene.

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