police responded to a motor vehicle crash that killed a young woman early Sunday morning in Kalamazoo. 

The crash happened on the 2700 block of West Michigan Avenue around 2:30 a.m. 

The victim was identified as 21-year-old Kaylee Gansberg, from Lisle, Illinois. 

She was taken to a nearby hospital after Police found her injured in the street.

Gansberg died later in the hospital. 

The driver fled the scene and was later located at a home in the city. The driver was identified as a 22-year-old from Kalamazoo. 

Alcohol was apparently a factor in his driving, according to the police.

Upon arrest, the suspect was taken to the Kalamazoo County Jail.

August 29, 2022

Source: WZZM 13