3 killed in crash on M-14 in Metro Detroit, police say
(CBS DETROIT) - Three people were killed in a crash in Plymouth Township Wednesday morning, police said.
The crash happened on westbound M-14 near Gotfredson Road in Plymouth Township, which is near the Wayne and Washtenaw County border.
Michigan State Police say a 2024 Nissan Rouge was traveling in the wrong direction on eastbound M-14 and exited onto the eastbound entrance ramp from Gotfredson Road when it hit a 2020 Tesla in a head-on collision. The Tesla was entering eastbound M-14 from Gotfredson Road.
The driver of the Tesla, a 53-year-old Munith man, and the driver and passenger of Nissan, a 31-year-old Battle Creek man and 27-year-old Battle Creek woman, were killed in the crash.
The crash caused the Tesla to catch fire.
"When we have these significant impacts, you can get what we call these thermal runaways, and they're very difficult on fire service to manage," said James Rachwal, Salem Township Fire Chief. "Once we got the patient out of there, we put a fire blanket over the top to control the exposures and we let the car run its course."
After several hours, authorities cleared the scene and reopened the entrance ramp to traffic around 12:20 p.m. Wednesday.
Officials say it is unknown if alcohol or drugs were a contributing factor in the crash.
