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Mother killed in crash with tow truck in Mecosta County

A 23-year-old Cadillac woman was killed in a crash with a tow truck over the weekend.
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Logo of the Michigan State Police on a patrol vehicle (Detroit Free Press)

GREEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A 23-year-old Cadillac woman was killed over the weekend in a crash with a tow truck.

According to Michigan State Police, the incident happened around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9 on southbound US-131 near 22 Mile Road.

A tow truck driven by a 22-year-old Paris man was going south on US-131 and turning left in the median turn around when a car also going south rear ended the truck, MSP says.

The car was driven by 23-year-old Desiree Farve, from Onsted and formerly from Cadillac. Farve's 14-month-old toddlers was also in the vehicle and strapped into a car seat in the back. Farve's child was not hurt in the crash, but Farve died at the scene.

US-131 was closed for about three and a half hours while traffic was rerouted.

MSP is still investigating the crash.

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