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23-year-old charged with reckless driving in fatal hit-and-run crash

A 50-year-old woman from Edmore died in the crash on March 7.
Credit: Montcalm County Sheriff's Office

MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. — A 23-year-old man was arraigned on two charges Monday for a fatal Montcalm County crash that killed a 50-year-old woman from Edmore, according to the Michigan State Police. 

Ryan Bidwell was arraigned on the charges of failing to stop at a scene resulting in death and reckless driving causing death. Police say Bidwell was driving a GMC Sierra Pickup truck and hit a Chevrolet Malibu stopped at a stop sign at the corner of Stanton Road and Wyman Road on Saturday. 

Police said Bidwell fled the scene after the crash and he was arrested by police on Sunday. 

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Patricia Buskirk was the passenger in the Malibu, and she was killed in the crash. The car was driven by a 19-year-old who did not suffer major injuries. 

Police did not release the relationship between the 19-year-old and the woman who died. 

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