Local Runner and Medical Student Dies Before Detroit Marathon

• Grace Nolan, 25, was set to lead the women's elite field in the Detroit Free Press Marathon.
• Nolan died in a car crash on October 18, the night before the marathon.
• The Detroit Free Press Marathon expressed sorrow over Nolan's passing.
• Nolan was a medical student and a local runner participating in her second marathon.
• The cause of the car crash is not detailed in the source material.