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1 killed in Byron Center car crash

Woman killed in morning crash
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BYRON CENTER, Mich. -- One person was killed in a traffic crash involving two vehicles in Byron Center on Thursday morning.

According to dispatchers, the crash happened at around 5:40 a.m. at the intersection of 76th Street and Byron Center Avenue.  Police at the scene say a 59-year-old woman failed to stop at the flashing red light at the intersection and was struck on the driver's side by a Ford F-150.

The woman, Cindy Drier, 59, of Hudsonville, died in the crash. The driver of the pickup truck,  Luis Ortiz, 33, of Wyoming, suffered minor injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

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