Onsted woman perishes in Lenawee County crash

6/29/2002

ONSTED, Mich. — An Onsted woman died when the pickup truck she was driving smashed into a tree on a rural road.

Amanda Yeider, 21, was pronounced dead Thursday at the scene of the 5:07 p.m. accident. Ms. Yeider was westbound on Shepherd Road, just west of Springville Road, when she lost control of her pickup, the Lenawee County sheriff's department said. The vehicle caught fire after she hit the tree.

The accident remains under investigation, deputies said yesterday.