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Detroit man charged in go-kart crash that killed daughter
Original Publication Date: August 30, 2018 6:48AM
Publication Updated: April 22, 2025 2:34PM
DETROIT – Prosecutors say a Detroit man has been formally charged with drunken driving and child abuse after he crashed a go-kart carrying his two daughters into a parked car, killing one of them.
They said 29-year-old Ollante Arvell Young was arraigned Thursday and ordered held on a $100,000 cash/surety bond. A probable cause conference is scheduled for Sept. 6 and a preliminary examination is scheduled for Sept. 11.
The crash occurred at around 3 a.m. Wednesday on the city’s west side. It killed 4-year-old Autumn Young and injured her 5-year-old sister.
Prosecutors say the go-kart had one seat and no headlights or seatbelts.
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