GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — An 18-year-old from Grand Rapids died after a rollover crash on US-131.
Family has identified her as Briana Corlew.
According to Michigan State Police, Briana lost control of her car on US-131 near Leonard Street on Sunday, Sept. 11.
Briana was reportedly thrown from the vehicle and hospitalized, but later passed away.
FOX 17 talked with Briana’s family Wednesday. They repeatedly used the words “funny” and “sweet” to describe her.
"Briana was my best friend and sister all in one. She was such a caring and sweet person. She would randomly text me asking how I was doing and saying she loved me. Bri loved everyone around her and cared about everyone. She put everyone before herself. She had such a kind heart and sweet personality. Her smile lit up a room. She was so funny and could make everyone laugh during hard times," Meghan Faust, Briana's sister, said.
“Just very loving. Always a smile and always joking around,” Briana’s mother told FOX 17.
“If you came to her about anything, she’d let you know flat out right there. She’d never just say something just to say something,” Briana’s brother Dennis Corlew added.
Briana’s older brother worked at 616 West in Grand Rapids. The store says Briana often stopped by to visit her brother.
616 West created a GoFundMe page to help with the funeral and other expenses.
“It’s rough, but with everybody behind our back, trying to help us and be there for us right now, I think it helps us a lot and it makes things easier to know that there were a lot of people that cared about Bri,” Briana’s brother Kota Corlew said.
