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hope it wasn't anyone here, still bad news if it wasn'thttp://www.mlive.com/news/jaci...oll=3Quote »Woman killed in M-50 crashThursday, November 24, 2005A woman was killed Wednesday evening when her car apparently crossed the center line on M-50 and collided with a tractor-trailer.The woman, whose name was being withheld pending notification of family members, was driving a four-door Pontiac Vibe northbound on M-50 near Hopcraft Road shortly before 5:45 p.m. when she lost control of the vehicle, police said.She died at the scene, police said.She was alone in the car.Police said weather might have been a factor, but were unsure whether speed or any other factors were involved. The investigation was ongoing late Wednesday evening.Police did not have information about or the condition of the driver of the truck.The accident closed M-50 in both directions.http://www.mlive.com/news/jaci...oll=3Quote »Eaton County 911 dispatcher always helpfulFriday, November 25, 2005The first day of heavy snowfall on Wednesday ended with the death of a 24-year-old Albion woman in Tompkins Township.Stacy Lynn Sprouse died in a two-vehicle collision on M-50 in Tompkins Township about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Jackson County Sheriff's Department reported.Sprouse was driving northbound on M-50 in her 2003 black Pontiac Vibe when her car crossed the center line directly into the path of a 2004 white Ryder Rental Truck headed south, police said."It appeared she lost control of her car," said Jackson County Sheriff's Deputy Cullen Knoblausch.Jacob Markell of Onondaga, who drove the truck, was not injured.Sprouse reportedly died at the scene, deputies said. Snowy and slick conditions may have contributed to the crash, but the accident remains under investigation, police said.Family members of Sprouse said she was headed to her job as a 911 dispatcher for Eaton County Central Dispatch."She started work at 6 p.m.," said George Sprouse, Stacy's father. "She was always serious about her job and was always looking out to help someone."Sprouse said his daughter, an identical twin, lived with her sister, Melissa, in Albion and planned a career in law enforcement."She wanted to be a sheriff's deputy. She had a year's worth of college in," Sprouse said.Sprouse was a recipient of the Everyday Hero award from the Battle Creek Red Cross chapter for helping capture a man wanted in the death of two girls while returning from a vacation in Kentucky, Sprouse said."She heard about the Amber alert, spotted the guy in Ohio, contacted police and followed him," Sprouse said. "It turned out the guy had one of his daughters in the car. He had already killed two of his other daughters."Funeral arrangements for Stacy Sprouse were still being planned, her father said.

How horrible.

Very Sad! It's ironic that she was a 911 dispatcher.

Indeed - ironic she helped save lives and wanted to become a Sheriff. The outcome of the investigation will be interesting to know. I wonder who's going to be at fault?

RIP

Very unfortunate. My condolences to her famiy.We had some nasty roads around here in our part of MI both Wednesday and Thursday. We had to make about a 50 mile trip Thursday A.M. from near Bay City up to Augres, and I don't know how many accidents we saw. One had around 8 vehicles involved in it. It was very windy, snowing, about 15 degrees, and the blowing snow was making some areas very, very bad.

I feel bad for her family as well.Unfortunately when it snows people drive like idiots. I don't understand how they could forget how to drive in snow after only about eight months! I had to drive 30 miles from work when it snowed Wednesday and I got home fine. People around me were driving rediculously but no one came close to gettin into any accidents.