HENRIETTA TWP., MI — A man accused of driving recklessly and crashing head-on into another car, killing a married couple, has taken a plea.

Darian Ladell-Graham Ali pleaded no contest Monday, Sept. 29 to two felony counts of reckless driving causing death, court records show.

Ali, 27, was charged in August 2022 with causing the deaths of Glenda Maynard, 81, and her husband William Maynard, 84, who were critically injured in a head-on crash three months prior; they later died of their injuries.

The crash was reported about 1:34 p.m. March 25, 2022, in the area of Bunkerhill and Hawkins roads in Henrietta Township in northern Jackson County, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.

The investigation showed Ali, driving a pickup truck, was attempting to pass multiple vehicles bef

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