Loss of Life Reported in Everett Twp Crash

From NCSO:
On July 22, 2021 at approximately 4:45 pm, Deputies from the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to E 8th St near S Thornapple Ave, Everett Township on a report of a truck vs tree crash.

Upon arrival on scene Deputies found that the driver of the pickup truck was eastbound on E 8th St when the truck crossed over the centerline and struck a tree.
The driver of the pickup truck was identified as a 18-year-old female from White Cloud.  She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The passenger of the pickup truck was identified as a 14-year-old female from Indiana.  She was transported by ambulance to Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids with non-life-threatening injuries. 

The accident remains under investigation by the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office.
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Deputies were assisted at the scene by the Michigan State Police, White Cloud Police Department, White Cloud and Big Prairie Fire Departments, Newaygo County Central Dispatch and Jerry’s Towing.

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