Overview
- Authorities identified the deceased driver as Rhonda L. Bartnik, 60, of Ottawa Lake, who died at the scene.
- An 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl from Dundee, both in a northbound Ford F-150, were hospitalized in serious condition.
- Deputies said Bartnik’s Ford Escape was traveling the wrong way and struck the F-150 head-on on U.S. 23 south of Sterns Road.
- The collision was reported around 9:56 p.m. on Feb. 14, and both vehicles came to rest in the northbound left lane.
- All occupants were wearing seatbelts, and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information from the public, including anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers of Michigan.