WEST MICHIGAN TRAGEDY: Mother and Child Killed in Crash After Truck Loses Control on Slick Roads

A mother and child died after the baby’s father hydroplaned over slick roads, resulting in a tragedy Sunday morning in West Michigan.

According to the Kent County Sheriff’s Office, the 36-year-old mother was caring for her 17-month-old child in the backseat of a pickup truck driven by a 40-year-old Woodland man in Caledonia Township, southeast of Grand Rapids.

Around 10:30 a.m., the truck hydroplaned on 84th Avenue, west of Thornapple River Drive, and collided with an embankment, leaving both the baby and the mother unbuckled.

The mother and infant were both ejected from the vehicle. According to the sheriff’s department, an off-duty emergency room doctor watched the incident and attempted to help, but the woman and infant died. The father was not harmed.

“The KCSO extends our deepest condolences to the family and all who are impacted by this tragic accident,” the sheriff’s office said in a press release.

Reference: Mother, baby killed in crash after pickup driven by father hydroplanes in west Michigan