‘Surreal’: Family mourns mom killed in wrong way crash

Published
June 20, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Grand Rapids, Michigan
I-196 near the Lane Avenue NW exit
Incident type
Crash

Summary

Car Crash Grand Rapids Michigan in Grand Rapids, Michigan: A 36-year-old Grand Rapids man was driving east in the westbound lanes of I-196 near the Lane Avenue NW exit around 1 a.m. when his Jeep Cherokee crashed head-on into a Ford Focus driven by 39-year-old Jessica Schmock of Jenison. Both drivers were killed in the wrong-way collision. The crash was one of three fatal crashes overnight in West Michigan that left seven people dead in five hours.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Jessica Schmock Unknown Fatal
36-year-old Grand Rapids man At-fault party

Original reporting

‘Surreal’: Family mourns mom killed in wrong way crash | WOODTV.com

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