Hopkins High School grad killed in crash with semi

Jeremy Lee Hibma, 19, of Wayland, was killed early Saturday morning when the SUV he was driving crashed into the back of a semi-truck stopped for a red light on 100th Street in Byron Township, Kent County.

Kent County Sheriff’s authorities said Hibma, a 2016 graduate of Hopkins High School, was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer east on 100th Street near the U.S.-131 expressway exit. The incident occurred at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday.

Bernard Kline of Grand Rapids, 59, driver of the semi, was not injured, police said.

Hibma was not wearing a seat belt and investigators said they believe speed was a factor .

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