Patricia Bradtke, 56, killed when vehicle strikes tree off of South Eighth Street in Texas Township, Michigan
Driver dies after vehicle hits tree in Kalamazoo County
Upon arriving at the scene, deputies found that a 56-year-old Schoolcraft woman had been driving southbound on South Eighth Street when the vehicle left the roadway for an unknown reason and struck a tree.
Police release name of woman killed in Kalamazoo County crash
Bradtke’s car left the road and hit a tree. She was the only person in the car and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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