84th HD Candidate, Campaign Manager In Serious Crash; Sends Mom, Children To Hospital

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 10/03/2026) Khristian Silvis, who won the 84th House District this election, and her campaign manager were involved in a crash last week that left a mother and her 7-year-old daughter seriously injured and hospitalized.

Silvis and her campaign manager, Grayce Hoogerhyde, were returning home from canvassing in Barry County on Oct. 28 when the two-vehicle crash occurred, a person with knowledge of the incident confirmed today.

The source said Hoogerhyde was driving the vehicle.

There's no evidence of drugs or alcohol having been a factor in the crash, a second source said.

When reached for comment Monday, Silvis declined to answer questions, referring MIRS to the House Democratic caucus.

Amber Gantt, a spokesperson for the Michigan House Democratic Fund, declined today to comment, citing the ongoing police investigation.

“We’re focused on the election and making sure our candidates win their races,” Gantt said.

A call placed to Hoogerhyde on Monday was disconnected.

Special Lt. DuWayne Robinson, a public information officer with the Michigan State Police, declined to release information about the crash.

“The response to your request for information regarding the Oct. 28 crash in Barry County is consistent with how the Michigan State Police has handled similar incidents in the past,” he said.

Barry County Prosecutor Julie Pratt said her office had not received any police reports as of Monday.

According to a GiveSendGo fundraising page set up by family friend Nikoletta Roberson, Danely Brito and her three children were “involved in a serious rollover” crash.

Two of the children suffered “only minor injuries,” Roberson wrote.

Brito suffered fractures to her pelvis, shoulder and tailbone, while her 7-year-old daughter, Melanie, suffered severe brain and facial injuries. According to the page, Melanie remains hospitalized in the intensive care unit.

“Melanie is showing encouraging signs of improvement,” Roberson wrote, “ … She is breathing on her own, off the ventilator, moving her hands and even beginning to speak a little.”