WELDON TOWNSHIP — A Cadillac woman was arrested Friday after a crash in Benzie County killed a child and injured two others, according to the Benzie County Sheriff’s Office.

According to an Aug. 12 news release from the sheriff’s office, Benzie Central Dispatch received a 911 call around 9 p.m. Aug. 8 reporting a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Cadillac Highway (M-115) and Weldon Road.

Deputies said 25-year-old Shaynel Guthrie failed to stop at the intersection of Kurick Road and Cadillac Highway, where her vehicle was struck by an eastbound vehicle driven by an 18-year-old Kaleva woman. The other driver was not injured.

Guthrie’s three minor children were ejected from her vehicle. A 3-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene. A 4-year-old was taken to Munson Medical Cent

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