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Man accused of causing fatal Livingston County crash has horrible record

Posted at 12:24 PM, May 11, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-12 11:13:39-04

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The driver accused of causing a fatal Livingston County crash has a suspended driver's license, according to state records.

Records for 22-year-old Matthew Jordan Carrier show a history of citations for careless driving, speeding, operating while impaired by liquor and driving on a suspended license. 

Albert Boswell, the other driver, also had an expired license. Boswell had his license expired in 2002 due to alcohol related incidents in the late 1990s, early 2000s. He was in the process of clearing that up, but he still needed to take a road skills test to get a license. So, he was expired at the time of the crash.

 

On May 10, five people were killed when police say Carrier blew through a stop sign and struck a vehicle traveling eastbound on M-59. 

Michigan State Police have released the names of all of the people involved in the deadly two-car crash. 

Candice Dunn, named Oakland County probation agent of the year, was killed in the crash. She was a passenger in the eastbound car traveling on M-59. The driver has been identified as 39-year-old Albert Boswell of Oakland County.

Boswell is in critical condition.

Also riding in that car was 69-year-old Linda Hurley of Macomb County and 73-year-old Jerome Tortomasi of Macomb County. They were both killed in the crash.

The southbound car was driven by Carrier. He remains in critical condition. 

Also in critical condition is 23-year-old passenger Kyle Lixie, who was ejected from the car and taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Two other passengers, 20-year-old Justin Henderson of Fenton and 24-year-old Preston Wetzel, were killed in the crash.

All of the injured are being treated at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor.

Carrier driving record below:

EXPIRED LIC                                                

MATTHEW JORDAN CARRIER                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
07/11/2013  FENTON           05/04/2013 PERSON UNDER 21 PURCHASE               
                                    /CONSUME /POSSESS LIQUOR                  
10/23/2013  FENTON           06/30/2013 DROVE WHILE LICENSE NOT               
                                    VALID OR IMPROPER LICENSE                 
                                    -PA                                       
                        **** 10/25/2013 DRIVER IMPROVEMENT WARNING            
                                    LETTER NO LIC                             
            ACCIDENT         05/10/2014 037-6182 FENTON PD                    
                                     3 VEH/UNIT  0 INJ  0 KILLED              
06/02/2014  FENTON           05/10/2014 CARELESS DRIVING -PA                  
                        **** 06/04/2014 DRIVER IMPROVEMENT
                                    CORRESPONDENCE H                          
07/07/2014  CLARKSTON        06/05/2014 SPEED  41/25 -PA                      
                        **** 07/10/2014 DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY FEE             
                                    NOTIFICATION FOR QUALIFYING               
                                    POINTS 07/09/2014                         
                                    ASSESSMENT: UD70270                        
05/12/2014  DAVISON          04/19/2014 SPEED  70/55 -PA                      
                        **** 07/24/2014 REFERRED TO DRIVER                    
                                    IMPROVEMENT REEXAMINATION                  
                                    HDIAG                                     
                        **** 08/25/2014 REEXAMINATION DATE                    
                                    08/25/2014, SUSPENSION FROM               
                                    08/30/2014 THROUGH                        
                                    *INDEFINITE*, FROM REFERRAL               
                                    OF 07/24/2014, UDR DURING                 
                                    PROB LIC PERIOD, DIAGNOSTIC               
                                    INTERVIEW, FAILED TO APPEAR               
08/29/2014  SUSPENSION  **** 06/05/2014 FCJ #14HV00226 CLARKSTON              
09/05/2014  SUSP TERMINATED         SPEED  41/25                              
09/10/2014  GENESEE COUNTY   04/20/2014 OPERATED WHILE IMPAIRED BY            
                                    LIQUOR -PA                                
                        ****        RESTRICTED LICENSE FROM                   
                                    11/22/2014 THROUGH MIDNIGHT
                                    OF 02/19/2015 AND UNTIL                   
                                    PAYMENT OF REINSTATEMENT                   
                                    FEE, FROM ACTIVITY OF                     
                                    09/10/2014, MANDATORY ACTION              
                                    CONVICTION, MAY DRIVE TO AND              
                                    FROM RESIDENCE AND                        
                                    EMPLOYMENT, DURING                        
                                    EMPLOYMENT, TO TRTMENT                    
                                    AND/OR SUPPORT GROUP MTGS,                
                                    TO REGULARLY SCHEDULED                    
                                    TRTMENT FOR SERIOUS MEDICAL               
                                    CONDITION, TO PROBATION,                  
                                    COMMUNITY SERVICE AND                     
                                    SCHOOL, MUST CARRY PROOF OF               
                                    DESTINATIONS AND HOURS,                   
                                    SHALL NOT DRIVE A VEHICLE                 
                                    REQUIRING A COMMERCIAL                    
                                    DRIVER LICENSE                             
                        **** 11/06/2014 DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY FEE             
                                    NOTIFICATION FOR QUALIFYING               
                                    CONVICTION, FROM ACTIVITY OF               
                                    09/10/2014 ASSESSMENT:                    
                                    UH29373
                        ****        DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY FEE                 
                                    SUSPENSION FROM 03/18/2015                
                                    THROUGH *INDEFINITE* ,                    
                                    ASSESSMENT: UH29373. LICENSE              
                                    NOT VALID UNTIL                           
                                    REINSTATEMENT FEE PAID, FROM              
                                    ACTIVITY OF 11/06/2014                    
05/27/2015  FENTON           04/03/2015 SPEED  35/25 -PA              2       
                        **** 05/28/2015 ADDITIONAL SUSPENSION FROM            
                                    06/14/2015 THROUGH MIDNIGHT               
                                    OF 07/14/2015. LICENSE NOT                 
                                    VALID UNTIL REINSTATEMENT                 
                                    FEE PAID, FROM VIOLATION OF               
                                    04/03/2015, PROGRAMMATIC                  
                                    MANDATORY ADDITIONAL                      
07/14/2015  SUSPENSION  **** 04/03/2015 FCJ #15FN06747B FENTON                
03/22/2016  SUSP TERMINATED         SPEED  35/25                              
                        ****        TERMINATED DRIVER                         
                                    RESPONSIBILITY FEE                        
                                    SUSPENSION 08/28/2015 ,                   
                                    ASSESSMENT: UH29373 .                     
                                    LICENSE NOT VALID UNTIL                   
                                    REINSTATEMENT FEE PAID, FROM
                                    ACTIVITY OF 03/18/2015                    
                        **** 11/12/2015 DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY FEE             
                                    NOTIFICATION FOR QUALIFYING               
                                    CONVICTION, FROM ACTIVITY OF               
                                    09/10/2014 ASSESSMENT:                    
                                    UM92344                                   
                        **** 04/20/2016 REEXAMINATION DATE                    
                                    04/20/2016, SUSPENSION FROM               
                                    04/25/2016 THROUGH                        
                                    *INDEFINITE*, FROM REFERRAL               
                                    OF 03/21/2016, UDR DURING                 
                                    PROB LIC PERIOD, DIAGNOSTIC               
                                    INTERVIEW, FAILED TO APPEAR               
                        **** 06/22/2016 REEXAMINATION DATE                    
                                    06/22/2016, SUSPENSION FROM               
                                    06/22/2016 THROUGH                        
                                    *INDEFINITE*, FROM REFERRAL               
                                    OF 04/20/2016, UDR DURING                 
                                    PROB LIC PERIOD, DIAGNOSTIC               
                                    INTERVIEW, FAILED TO CHANGE               
                                    ADDRESS                                   
08/21/2016  GENESEE COUNTY   06/06/2016 PERSON UNDER 21 PURCHASE              
                                    /CONSUME /POSSESS LIQUOR          0
                        ****        SUSPENSION FROM 09/09/2016                
                                    THROUGH MIDNIGHT OF                       
                                    10/08/2016 AND RESTRICTED                 
                                    LICENSE FROM 10/09/2016                   
                                    THROUGH MIDNIGHT OF                       
                                    12/08/2016 AND UNTIL PAYMENT              
                                    OF REINSTATEMENT FEE, FROM                
                                    ACTIVITY OF 08/21/2016,                   
                                    MANDATORY ACTION CONVICTION,              
                                    MAY DRIVE TO AND FROM                     
                                    RESIDENCE AND EMPLOYMENT,                 
                                    DURING EMPLOYMENT, TO                      
                                    TRTMENT AND/OR SUPPORT GROUP              
                                    MTGS, TO REGULARLY SCHEDULED              
                                    TRTMENT FOR SERIOUS MEDICAL               
                                    CONDITION, TO PROBATION,                  
                                    COMMUNITY SERVICE AND                     
                                    SCHOOL, MUST CARRY PROOF OF               
                                    DESTINATIONS AND HOURS,                   
                                    MIP/OPEN/TRANS, SHALL NOT                 
                                    DRIVE A VEHICLE REQUIRING A               
                                    COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE                 
                        **** 09/28/2016 REEXAMINATION DATE
                                    09/28/2016, SUSPENSION FROM               
                                    10/03/2016 THROUGH                         
                                    *INDEFINITE*, FROM REFERRAL               
                                    OF 07/31/2016, UDR DURING                 
                                    PROB LIC PERIOD, DIAGNOSTIC               
                                    INTERVIEW, REINSTATEMENT FEE              
                                    NOT REQUIRED BY LAW, AND                  
                                    UNTIL MEETS REQ OF LIC AUTH               
                        **** 01/23/2017 REEXAMINATION DATE                    
                                    01/23/2017, SUSPENSION FROM               
                                    01/28/2017 THROUGH                        
                                    *INDEFINITE*, FROM REFERRAL               
                                    OF 10/25/2016, MEDICAL C,                 
                                    FAILED TO APPEAR                          
03/20/2017  SUSPENSION  **** 12/01/2016 FAC #16E02701 GENESEE COUNTY          
                                    DROVE WHILE LICENSE                       
                                    SUSP/REV/DENIED [3200]                    
03/20/2017  SUSPENSION  **** 12/01/2016 FAC #16E02702 GENESEE COUNTY          
                                    DRUG CRIME [9200]                         
03/20/2017  SUSPENSION  **** 12/01/2016 FAC #161363338C GRAND BLANC           
                                    REGISTRATION AND/OR PLATE                 
                                    VIOLATION [3500]                          
                                                    
MI SOS       (PREPARED IN COMPLIANCE WITH MCL 257.733)