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What's left of the semi-truck that burst into flames after being hit by a pickup truck and then rolling over. The semi driver was killed in the fire. The driver of the pickup died later. (July 31, 2012)

brady township semi pickup a 073112

The pickup truck that struck a semi-truck that rolled over and burst into flames. The semi driver was killed in the fire. The driver of the pickup died later. (July 31, 2012)

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The intersection of 36th Street and W Avenue in Brady Township where a semi-truck driver was killed after a pickup truck hit his semi, causing it to roll and catch fire. The pickup driver died the day after the wreck. (July 31, 2012)

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A memorial for Zack Neal near the intersection where he was killed after a pickup truck hit his semi-truck, causing it to roll and catch fire. The pickup driver died the day after the wreck. (July 31, 2012)

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MSP: Driver texting in fatal crash

Lisa Evans, 42, also had opiates in system

Updated: Friday, 10 Aug 2012, 6:22 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 10 Aug 2012, 5:07 PM EDT

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) - A woman who ran a stop sign and hit a semi-truck driver was texting at the time of the fatal crash, an investigation by the Michigan State Police revealed.

Lisa Evans, 42, died the following day. Zachary Neal, 24, died at the scene.

Evans also had opiates in her system, said MSP Sgt. Jim Campbell. He said investigators found a partially completed text message on her phone that was being written about four minutes before the 911 call about the crash.

She drove through a stop sign in Brady Township , near Vicksburg, on July 30. Her pickup hit the semi, which caught fire, killing Neal. Evans died at a hospital the next day.

In April, she got a ticket for texting while driving her pickup into a pond in the area.

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