BENZONIA — A 73-year-old woman was killed after being struck by two vehicles Saturday evening near US-31 and Hoadley Road.

According to a Nov. 24 news release from the Benzie County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to the crash at approximately 5:50 p.m. on Nov. 23.

Responding units from the sheriff’s office, the Benzonia Township Fire Department and Benzie EMS arrived within minutes and pronounced the woman deceased at the scene. She was later identified as Silvia Bolado of Benzonia.

A preliminary investigation shows Bolado had been walking eastbound across US-31 in the lane of travel when she was first struck by the mirror of a southbound vehicle driven by a 68-year-old Bear Lake man. She was then struck by a second southbound vehicle driven by a 59-year-old Thompsonville wo

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