TUSCOLA COUNTY, MI (WNEM) -
Deputies in Tuscola County say a 53-year-old woman on a motorcycle was struck and killed after a vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign.
It happened just before 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Saginaw Road and Washburn Road in Vassar Township.
Tuscola County Sheriff's deputies say a 53-year-old Emmett woman was following her husband westbound on Saginaw Road on separate motorcycles.
The woman's husband made it through the intersection, but she was struck by a vehicle traveling southbound on Washburn Road.
The woman was transported to Caro Community Hospital by ambulance, where she died of her injuries.
Deputies said a 24-year-old Oxford woman was the at-fault driver. According to a news release, she failed to stop for a stop sign, striking the motorcycle operator.
The Oxford woman was with her fiancé and two children, who were not injured.
The motorcyclist was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
Deputies were assisted by the Vassar Police Department, Vassar Fire Department, MMR & Lifenet.
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