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Mar 13, 2021 11:13 PM
CAMBRIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – A Hillsdale woman was killed late Friday afternoon when the vehicle she was a passenger in struck a tree.
The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened in the area of Bankers and Cambria Road just before 5:15 p.m..
Deputies report a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 81-year-old Richard Rockwood of Hillsdale was heading east on Bankers Road when it failed to negotiate a curve, went off the road and struck a tree.
The passenger, 59-year-old Pamela Hannel, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Sheriff: one fatality, one airlifted in crash Friday
Hillsdale Daily News
CAMBRIA TOWNSHIP A Hillsdale woman was pronounced deceased on the scene of a single-vehicle crash Friday at the intersection of Bankers Road and Cambria Road in Cambria Township.
She was identified late Friday night in a news release by the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office as 59-year-old Pamela Hannel.
The driver of the vehicle, 81-year-old Richard Rockwood of Hillsdale was airlifted from the scene by Survival Flight of Toledo, Ohio to Henry Ford Allegiance Health Center in Jackson.
A preliminary investigation showed that Rockwood was driving his 2001 Chevrolet Silverado eastbound on Bankers Road when it failed to navigate the curve of the roadway near the intersection, exiting the roadway and struck a tree.