REED CITY, MI : Fatal crash on Old 131 on Thursday, 27th February, 2020

One person was killed in a fatal crash on Old 131 Thursday night.

A section of Old 131 was closed between 2 Mile and Mesceola roads just south of Reed City around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27 after 26-year-old Teshia Yates from Big Rapids crossed the center line and collided head-on with a southbound vehicle.

The road remained closed until the morning on Friday, Feb. 28.

Yates sustained fatal injuries and the driver of the south-bound vehicle, 44-year-old Patrick Bailey from Big Rapids, was transported to Butterworth Hospital with severe injuries, according to a press release from the Osceola County Sheriff's Office. The 44-year-old remains in serious but stable condition.

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