Repeat OWI offender charged in double-fatal crash, bond set at $2 million - The Daily News

Published
June 22, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Stanton, Michigan
M-46
Incident type
Crash, DUI

Summary

Dui Crash Stanton Michigan in Stanton, Michigan: A Grandville man, Brian Scott Nowicki, 49, is accused of drunkenly causing a four-vehicle crash on M-46 in Stanton at approximately 11:11 p.m. Thursday that killed two 17-year-olds from Lakeview, Mark Pettengill and Latrese McFerrin, and injured Melba Peterson of Saginaw, who was transported to a local hospital. The force of the collision caused a Cruze to spin into the eastbound lanes of M-46. Nowicki was arraigned on 10 charges including two counts of OUI causing death and was ordered held on a $2 million bond; he also allegedly assaulted three Michigan State Police officers after the crash.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Mark Pettengill Unknown Fatal
Latrese McFerrin Unknown Fatal
Melba Peterson Unknown Hospitalized
Brian Scott Nowicki Unknown Unknown

Original reporting

Repeat OWI offender charged in double-fatal crash, bond set at $2 million - The Daily News

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