OVID TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – State Police from the Marshall Post, Coldwater Detachment are investigating a two-vehicle crash Friday evening in Ovid Township that took the life of a Coldwater woman.
According to troopers, a 2007 Chevrolet Impala driven by 54-year-old Brenda Hutchison was northbound on Centennial Road when it was struck head-on near Lockwood Road at around 6:45pm by a full-size black SUV that had crossed the center line. The drivers of both vehicles had to be extricated from their vehicles. Hutchison was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the SUV, 32-year-old Michael Penza of Montgomery, was airlifted to Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo, while his daughter was taken to the Community Health Center for treatment.
State Police troopers received assistance from the Coldwater and Lakeland Fire Departments and LifeCare Ambulance.