Mom of 3 Heading Home from Work Killed in Apparent Wrong-Way Crash

Published
June 23, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Grand Rapids, Michigan
I-196
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Incident type
Crash

Summary

Car Crash Grand Rapids Michigan in Grand Rapids, Michigan: Jessica Schmock, a 39-year-old woman from Jenison, was killed in an apparent wrong-way crash on June 19 on I-196 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. According to Michigan State Police, a 36-year-old man from Grand Rapids was driving a Jeep Cherokee eastbound in the westbound lanes of I-196 when he collided head-on with Schmock's Ford Focus. Both drivers, the sole occupants of their respective vehicles, died in the crash, which remains under investigation. Schmock was returning home from her cleaning shift at the time of the wreck.

Publicly reported parties

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

Original reporting

Mom of 3 Heading Home from Work Killed in Apparent Wrong-Way Crash

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