GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The woman killed in an overnight wrong-way crash on I-196 in Grand Rapids has been identified by family.
Jessica Schmock was driving west on I-196 when a wrong-way driver smashed head-on into her vehicle near the Lane Avenue overpass on Friday morning. The 39-year-old from Jenison was pronounced dead at the scene.
On Friday, her son, Hunter Graham, said her passing changed his world forever.
"She was the best person I will ever know," Graham told FOX 17. "She was the best mom ever and I would give everything to just say I love you to her one more time."
She was the best person I will ever know. She always managed to make people laugh and feel cared about in any given situation. She was the best mom ever and I would give everything to just say I love you to her one more time. She was a kind soul, and it will never be the same without her.
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2 drivers killed in wrong-way crash on I-196 in Grand Rapids
Schmock's family started a GoFundMe to help with the cost of her funeral and cremation.
The wrong-way driver, a 36-year-old man from Grand Rapids, also died at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation by Michigan State Police.
