Royal Oak Man Caused Crash That Killed 2 Women: Prosecutor

DETROIT, MI — A 25-year-old Royal Oak man has been charged in the death of two women last summer involved in a several-car pile up in Detroit, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. Authorities say Douglas Muller caused the fatal car crash that killed Shelby Seyburn, 22, of Commerce Township and Sydney Zaleski, 23 of White Lake on June 3, 2017.

The women were reportedly on southbound I-75 at Mack Avenue, on their way downtown with friends, when their Jeep Grand Cherokee was struck by another vehicle, lost control, spun out and rolled over, setting off a chain reaction involving four other cars.

Michigan State Police Lt. Mike Shaw told Fox 2 after the accident that the victims were not wearing seatbelts and that there were about eight people in the vehicle.

Muller now faces two counts of reckless driving causing death, two counts of manslaughter and two counts of moving violation causing death. He was arraigned over the weekend and given a $20,000 or 10% cash surety bond. He will return to court for a probable cause conference on May 7.

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