Mariah Bailey Collins

MUNDY TOWNSHIP, MI – Mariah Bailey-Collins had just started life with her new husband when a car going the wrong way on US-23 brought that life to an end just three days after their wedding.

Bailey-Collins, 36, was killed as she was heading to her Mt. Morris Township home with her newlywed husband, Bryan, and her 11-year-old son.

Their car was struck head-on at about 10:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, by a teenage driver traveling south on northbound US-23 in Mundy Township, police said.

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Carrie Collins, Bryan's mother, said the two were preparing to move to Florida where they had bought a house. The two met on the beach in Florida about two months ago where he worked as a security guard.

The couple married Thursday, Feb. 6, in Indiana.

"They knew it was right the first time they met," said Carrie Collins, who lives in South Carolina and was looking forward to meeting her new daughter-in-law for the first time. "She treated him like a king and kept a nice, clean Christian home."

Genesee County 911 dispatchers started receiving calls around 10:13 p.m. Sunday about a Chevrolet Impala driving the wrong way on northbound US-23.

Two minutes later, police received the call about the head-on crash, according to a press release.

The 11-year-old boy was listed in critical condition while Collins was listed in stable condition.

The driver of the Impala, an 18-year-old from Swartz Creek, was treated for minor injuries, according to police.

Mundy Township Detective Mike Neering said the teen is in police custody. He said they will submit their findings to prosecutor's office for review on potential charges. Blood alcohol tests are pending, Neering said.

Police believe the teen got on US-23 from Hill Road.

Collins said her son had several broken bones, and was receiving treatment at Hurley Medical Center when she last talked to him late Sunday night.

Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call Neering at 810-655-4646.