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Charges In Fatal Train Crash

The man accused of causing a fatal train crash in Brownstown Township over the weekend will face a judge Thursday on charges of second degree murder. 

Police say Michael Radford of Belleville was speeding away from a traffic stop when he drove around the railroad gates at Telegraph and Van Horn Roads on Sunday afternoon and was struck by a train. 

A passenger in his car died in the crash. 

Radford also faces charges of drunk driving and fleeing police.

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