The Kent County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate a fatal one-car crash that occurred Aug. 27 at 8:30 a.m. Emily Hessler, 21, of Lowell, was westbound on Vergennes Road east of Alden Nash Avenue when her 2005 Pontiac crossed the centerline, left the roadway on the westbound side and hit a tree, deputies report.
Rockford Ambulance and Lowell Rescue arrived simultaneously and pronounced her deceased. She was not wearing a seat belt. There were no passengers in the car and no other vehicles were involved in the crash, the report said.