Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Woman May Be Connected to Crash That Killed 2 Novi Youth

Police continue investigation after female driver comes forward with an attorney.

Michigan State Police have confirmed a woman identified as the driver of a vehicle that may have cut off Dawn Siegel's SUV on US-23 on June 22 in  two Novi children has turned herself in.

“A person of interest has come forward with an attorney to represent her,” said Michigan State Police Brighton post Sgt. Chris Pascoe. “The woman has turned over her vehicle. Everything else is still under investigation.”

Jordan Siegel, 14, and his sister, Ashley, 11, were killed when the SUV driven by their stepmother rolled several times along southbound U.S. 23 in Pittsfield Township shortly before 3 p.m. on June 22. Five other members of the family were injured.

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Siegel told police another vehicle cut her off and she swerved into the median to avoid the other vehicle, but was sideswiped. The other vehicle was described as a light gray Honda Odyssey minivan with a temporary license plate.

The Siegel children split their time between Novi with their father and Royal Oak with their mother, where they attended .

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