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1 dead, 3 injured in Byron Township crash

Posted at 5:17 PM, Aug 09, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-10 09:44:23-04

BYRON TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Authorities say a 76-year-old Ada woman was killed and three other people were injured Wednesday in a crash in Byron Township.

The three-vehicle crash happened at about 1:30 p.m. at 76th Street and Byron Center Avenue.  The Kent County Sheriff's Office says a southbound Cadillac SUV driven by an 83-year-old Ada man struck another southbound SUV and then a hit northbound Jeep.

Ruth Prusinski, a passenger in the Cadillac, was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital, officials said in a release.  All three drivers involved in the crash were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.