On Thursday, Benzie County deputies were called to a crash involving two cars in Almira Township.
They said a driver in an Audi side-swiped another another car while passing it on Lake Ann Road. The Audi then went off the road and hit a tree.
Deputies said the driver, a Lake Ann man, was injured but conscious. The passenger, a Traverse City woman, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The driver of the car that was side-swiped was not injured.
Michigan State Police are investigating the crash. They believe alcohol and speed were both factors.
No names have been released at this time.