BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) – A former Coldwater and Harper Creek student, 20-year-old Breonna Sue Dearman of Battle Creek, was killed early Saturday morning in a multi-vehicle crash in Calhoun County’s Marengo Township.
According to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, the initial accident occurred around 3:47 a.m. when a vehicle Dearman was riding in veered off the road and struck a tree. Moments later, a second vehicle struck the disabled car. While first responders were able to rescue the conscious driver of the vehicle, Dearman, who was riding as a in the back seat, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Dearman attended Coldwater Community Schools through the ninth grade before transferring to Harper Creek Schools, where she graduated in 2025.
Throughout her academic career, she was known as an exceptionally vibrant and active student, participating in cheerleading, competitive cheer, basketball, dance, and track & field, as well as showing horses at the Branch County 4-H Fair.
Recently promoted to a medication technician at Reflections Memory Care in Battle Creek, Dearman is remembered by family and friends as a caring, selfless, and bright individual whose memory will be honored during a celebration of life services on scheduled for this Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Lighthouse Funeral & Cremation in Union City.
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