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Authorities have identified a woman killed in a crash on Monday as a Dexter social worker.

The crash occurred on Dexter-Ann Arbor Road near Zeeb Road in Scio Township shortly before 11:30am.

MLive.com reports 55-year-old Meribeth Gandy Pezda ran a private practice as a clinical social worker based in Dexter. She was killed after her vehicle collided with another driven by a 39-year-old Shelby Township man, who sustained serious injuries. Another vehicle was also involved and the driver, a 70-year-old Ann Arbor man, had to be extricated. Both were hospitalized but their current conditions are unknown.

The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.