Police: One Man Dead After Car Slams Into Building

DETROIT (WWJ) - Authorities say one man is dead after his car slammed into a building on the city's east side Tuesday afternoon.

The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. on Northbound Rosa Parks Boulevard and Richton in Detroit.

Police Commander Nick Kyriacou says that the 40-year-old man driving the vehicle was dead at the scene.

"He was going northbound on Rosa Parks at a very high rate of speed - something either caused him to lose control or he swerved - by the markings in the pavement - he went up on the curb and then struck the building - rotated sideways - wrapping a car partially around a building -- our understanding is that he was dead upon the arrival of EMS," said Kyriacou.

The building sustained considerable damage and authorities deem it unsafe - with concerns that it could collapse.

The identity of the driver has not been released.

 

 

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