Deputies ID second fatality in Long Lake crash

William Perkins, The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich.
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Aug. 9—TRAVERSE CITY — Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Department deputies identified Tyler Jonathan Schroeder as one of the two drivers who died in a three-car crash in Long Lake Township last month.

Schroeder, 23, of Lake Ann, died Aug. 1 in the hospital from injuries he sustained in the crash near the intersection of M-72 and Gray Road at 10:55 p.m. July 29, according to police reports.

The crash also killed another driver, a 44-year-old man from Ironwood.

Police said Schroeder was heading east on M-72, near the intersection, when his vehicle struck another vehicle from behind. That vehicle went off the road and rolled over, resulting in minor injuries for the driver, a 46-year-old Traverse City woman, and a passenger.

Schroeder's car then crossed the centerline and collided with the westbound vehicle being driven by the Ironwood driver.

A funeral service is being planned for Schroeder on Aug 12 in the Gardens at Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, according to the funeral home's website.

The crash is still under investigation, according to the sheriff's department.

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