UPDATE:
IMLAY TWP. The Lapeer County Sheriff’s Office reports that a 29-year-old woman was killed Friday (Jan. 15) in a traffic accident on M-53 (Van Dyke) at the curve south of Bowers Rd.
Detective/Sgt. Jason Parks said police, firefighters and emergency crews were alerted to the head-on crash at around 8:17 a.m.
He noted that the initial report indicated that black smoke and flames were emanating from the woman’s vehicle while she was still trapped inside.
He said a passing motorist with a fire extinguisher stopped at the scene and was able to extinguish the fire.
Parks identified the victim, Megan Griffith, 29, as the only occupant in a southbound 2008 Pontiac Torrent.