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Woman killed when garbage truck and vehicle collide in Ottawa County

Posted at 6:51 AM, Mar 13, 2015
and last updated 2015-03-13 12:51:51-04

BLENDON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 26-year-old Jenison woman died after a crash west of Hudsonville early Friday morning.

The crash happened at about 6:15 a.m. when a car driven by Rebecca Marie Trevino collided with a garbage truck on 48th Avenue north of New Holland Street.

Trevino’s car crossed the center line and struck the garbage truck head on, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department.   She was pinned in her vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the truck, a 43-year-old Hudsonville man, was not injured.

48th Avenue was closed when emergency officials arrived on the scene.