One Dead in Crash Involving Car and a Motorcycle Near Willard

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One person is dead following a vehicle crash between a car and a motorcycle along State Highway Z near Willard.

Investigators say the crash happened about two miles north of Willard early Monday morning near Farm Road 54, when a motorcycle between pushed by two pedestrians was struck by a car.

One of the two, 28-year-old Gabrielle Henson, was pronounced dead at the scene. She was a Springfield resident.

The other pedestrian was transported to Mercy Hospital with moderate injuries.