LOWELL, Mich. — The Saranac man killed in a Lowell area crash has been identified by a loved one.
A friend of Kyle DeDonado says he was driving to his job as a custodian Monday evening when he was hit by a 16-year-old driver.
"He was a great husband, father, brother. He was so kind and happy," Michael McCarty said.
The crash happened around 3 p.m. on Fallasburg Park Road, between Heim Street and Lincoln Lake Avenue. The road was closed in both directions for hours while police investigated.
A 16-year-old from Lowell was driving north on Fallasburg when she crossed the centerline and hit DeDonado head-on in a pickup truck.
When first responders arrived at the scene, DeDonado's car was on fire and he was deceased inside, police say.
DeDonado was a custodian at Lowell High School, the same school he graduated from in 2011.
"I remember Kyle as a student who was kind, quiet, and funny. More recently, I knew him as a proud father and a good teammate," said district superintendent Nate Fowler.
"He was a loved member of the disc golf community and his friends will all tell you how happy and cheerful he always was. Always smiling, always quick to say hello and ask how your family was," said McCarty.
DeDonado, 31, leaves behind two young children and his wife, Heather, along with his parents, Sonja and Troy DeDonado.
McCarty has set up a GoFundMe for the DeDonado family. Michigan Disc Golf Empire, Dedonado's Disc Golf club, is also hosting a benefit event on October 14.
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