By: Mary Beth Almond | Rochester Post | Published October 5, 2022
ROCHESTER HILLS – A 23-year-old woman from Rochester Hills died Sept. 20 after her car hit an embankment and became airborne before crashing on its side.
Deputies from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office say Amanda Marie White was operating a 2020 Jeep Renegade northbound on Adams Road, south of Tienken Road, at approximately 12:25 a.m. when the crash occurred. She was alone in the vehicle, according to reports.
Following the crash, emergency personnel from the Rochester Hills Fire Department took White to a hospital for emergency treatment. She died shortly after 8 a.m. Sept. 20.
Deputies said White was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
Alcohol use is suspected to be a factor in the crash, according to reports.
The incident remains under investigation by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Crash Investigations Unit.