The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of a fatal one-car accident in Dexter the day before Thanksgiving.
DEXTER, MI – The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of a fatal one-car accident in Dexter that occurred the day before Thanksgiving.
Deputies said Ashley C. Bota, 18, was traveling northbound on Dexter-Pinckney Road around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22 when her red Subaru veered off the roadway and struck a tree south of Alice Hill.
Bota was pronounced dead on scene; she was the only occupant of the vehicle.
18-year-old Dexter woman hit tree in fatal crash
According to Director Derrick Jackson with the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office, Bota was wearing a seatbelt during the crash which left the vehicle with “pretty significant damage,” he said.
Jackson told The Ann Arbor News that a toxicology report has been requested through the medical examiner’s office.
A memorial service for Bota is planned for 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1 at Liberty Road Chapel, 3767 W. Liberty Road in Ann Arbor. Her obituary has not yet been completed, according to the Nie Funeral Homes website.
A GoFundMe page has raised more than $10,000 to assist Bota’s family with funeral expenses.
More than 160 people have contributed to the GoFundMe account, some leaving comments that described Bota as a “sweet young woman” and a “beautiful being.”
Another person wrote that she only met Bota because of her employment at Dexter’s Pub and said she “had a smile that brightened one’s day.”
Dexter’s Pub also posted a tribute to Bota on the business’s Facebook page, saying she went to heaven “way too soon.”
“We know you are in a much better place, but you will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Sunshine and her family during this difficult time. May her memory be eternal,” the post said.
