Police Identify Woman Killed In Niles Crash

Michigan State Police have identified a woman killed in fiery crash in Niles last week. Troopers say 19-year-old Angela Briand, of Niles, died when her vehicle struck a tree on Briar Road east of Portage Road last Friday afternoon. She’d been westbound when her vehicle left the road, hit a tree, and then caught fire. State police received confirmation of Briand’s identity on Thursday afternoon after an autopsy was performed in Grand Rapids. The cause of last week’s crash remains under investigation.