'The life of the party': Family of Bailey Broderick talks about beloved 19-year-old killed by drunk driver

FOX 2 - Bailey Broderick was hit and killed Wednesday night by a suspected drunk driver. Born and raised in Wixom, Bailey, a sophomore at Western Michigan University, was crossing a street near campus when a 19-year-old driver, hit her.

"She constantly had a smile on her face, she brightened up a room when she walked in, everybody loved her," said her mother, Colleen Broderick,

Brianna Hill just happened to be nearby at the time of the crash. She immediately started giving Bailey CPR.

"I just went, fight or flight," she said. "I was right there with her, telling her she was going to be ok, that she was alright."

Sadly, Bailey died from her injuries at a nearby hospital. A memorial has grown near the crash site, a reminder of a life cut short.

Her parents drove to Kalamazoo on Friday to see the memorial for themselves.

"She had her stuff together, she was a smart and savvy girl," Colleen said. "And it’s hard for us to believe."

An only child, Bailey made friends everywhere she went.

"She worked at Home Depot and I was talking with one of the people in the paint department, that’s where she worked, he had nothing but nice things to say - never a lack of words, didn’t have a problem talking to adults," said Craig Broderick, her father.

For funeral arraignments see below:

NOV. 9
Visitation
Tuesday, November 09, 2021
3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Lynch & Sons Funeral Home - Walled Lake
340 North Pontiac Trail
Walled Lake, MI 48390

NOV. 9
Rosary
Tuesday, November 09, 2021
7:00 PM
Lynch & Sons Funeral Home - Walled Lake
340 North Pontiac Trail
Walled Lake, MI 48390

NOV. 10
Visitation
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
St. William Catholic Church
531 Common Street
Walled Lake.

NOV. 10
Funeral Mass
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
10:00 AM
St. William Catholic Church
531 Common Street
Walled Lake.