EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Family and friends gathered Sunday to remember the man who was fatally injured in a car crash while helping a friend.
Mourners at Reed’s Lake in East Grand Rapids released balloons to honor 24-year-old William Wilson-Wade. The balloons were green, which was his favorite color.
On the night of March 24, Wilson-Wade went to US-131 north of Grand Rapids to help some friends who had been pulled over by Michigan State Police. Because neither of those friends had a driver’s license, Wilson-Wade was called to drive them home. It’s believed he had trouble driving the friends’ car, which had a stick shift. MSP said the car couldn’t accelerate as it pulled into highway traffic and was hit from behind. Wilson-Wade died the next day as a result of his injuries.
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