Sylvania girl among 2 killed in Michigan crash

8/1/2004

A Sylvania Southview High School student was killed, and a Toledo woman was hurt Friday in a three-vehicle crash in northern Michigan.

Another woman also was killed in the incident, authorities said.

Kaitlyn Hodges, 15, was one of those killed. She was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Katharine Grieve, 20, of Toledo, Michigan State Police troopers at the Gaylord post said.

Ms. Grieve was eastbound on M-32 near Gaylord about3:20 p.m. when she stopped to pull into a gas station.

A vehicle driven by William Straight, 69, of Leesburg, Fla., struck Ms. Grieve s vehicle and pushed it into the oncoming lane of traffic.

A vehicle driven by Rachael Kilbourn, 20, of Elmira, Mich., struck Ms. Grieve s vehicle broadside, troopers said.

A passenger in Ms. Kilbourn s vehicle, Maryanna Isom, 63, of Elmira, Mich., also was killed.

Ms. Grieve was taken to St. Mary s Hospital in Saginaw, Mich., where her condition was unavailable as of last night.

Ms. Kilbourn was treated at Otsego Memorial Hospital. Mr. Straight was not hurt.